TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the ...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the Communist ...

Pope Francis sent his condolences to the Orthodox Church in Albania on Monday following ... for the 95-year-old prelate who helped revive Christianity in the former communist country and who ...

Anastasios is credited with having revived the Orthodox Church in Muslim-majority Albania after decades of "atheist" rule and fostered peace between Christians and Muslims. The Church on Saturday ...

Respected for his impactful leadership beyond the Orthodox sphere, Anastasios was recognized as a champion of peace and interreligious dialogue within Albania and with other Christian churches ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Anastasios' “contribution to Orthodox Christianity was invaluable.” “He left an indelible mark, and not just in (Albania),” Mitsotakis ...

While many of the world’s most important cultural sites are battling the pressures caused by too many tourists, one – a beautiful and unique group of ancient buildings in Albania – is ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albania's Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country's Orthodox Church after the fall of the communist regime in 1990, has died, the church said on Saturday. He was 95.

The story of this faithful nun from Albania, caring for the poorest of ... John Stott once said, “We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.” ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Anastasios' “contribution to Orthodox Christianity was invaluable.” “He left an indelible mark, and not just in (Albania),” Mitsotakis posted on ...

Britain s Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch described the poisonous strains of left-wing progressivism as a threat to ...