Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990.

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation commissioned a study on religious issues. Albania is the only country in the world where religion has ever been banned by law. For nearly a quarter of a century, the ...

And while the bureaucratic details of the state are still being ironed out along with an official ... open to other religions and philosophies. Some key leaders relocated to Albania after they ...

Catholic and other religions. According to the 2023 census, Orthodox believers in Albania make up about 7% of the 2.4 million population, although the church says the actual number is higher.