Albania’s Orthodox Church on Sunday elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop ...

It has been 21 years since the pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo, which broke out due to false news that Albanian boys drowned in the ...

Father Bendo and his wife, Georgia, moved their family from Albania to Lewiston, where they've received a warm and supportive ...

The churches using the Byzantine liturgy include the Albanian, Belarussian ... Today there exists in Egypt the Coptic rite which is Orthodox and the Coptic rite that is loyal to the Bishop ...

The recent trends of religious conversion have not rattled Kosovo’s politicians. Kosovo has been long seeking membership into the European Union, selling itself to the world as a multi-ethnic and ...

He has spoken with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, a leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as a close aide of Pope Francis - Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

“His Grace, Archbishop Anastasios, was the rebuilder and revitalizer of the Albanian Orthodox Church, which was literally raised from the ruins after the fall of the atheist regime,” the ...

The churches are small, but full of young and energetic believers ... Today, Albania's population is 70 percent Muslim, 20 percent Albanian Orthodox, and 10 percent Roman Catholic, according to U.S.

Orthodox Christmas is a national holiday in Kosovo, and churches hold midnight services by candle light ... There is a national park nearby in the Rugova mountains, also known as the “Albanian Alps,” ...

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All Saints Orthodox Church in Olyphant celebrated “The Sunday of Orthodoxy” the first Sunday of Lent. The Parish was honored with a visit from Bishop Mark of Philadelphia, along with parishioners from ...