The main event was preceded by a bilingual English-Albanian Catholic Mass (actually trilingual, when you factor in the Latin hymnals) that coincided with the Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas (best ...

Following news of the prelate’s death, Catholic Bishop Gjergj Meta of Rrëshen, Albania, praised the late Anastasios in a letter addressed to the Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church.

TIRANA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious ...

Pope Francis sent his condolences to the Orthodox Church in Albania on Monday following the recent death of Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos, who led that church for nearly 33 years.

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.

Mgr Gjergj Meta, President of the Albanian Bishops ... from his writings and from his entire life”, the Catholic Bishop concluded, “that what St John Chrysostom said about St Paul can also ...