Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...

The faith of the Orthodox community of Albania was certainly embodied in the life of our dear brother,” the pope said in his ...

Archbishop Anastasios, who has passed away after almost 33 years as Primate, rebuilt hundreds of churches and schools, had a canny eye for business – and did his best to stay out of nationalist ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop ...

Under Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos’ leadership, after the fall of communism, more than 400 parishes were reopened and ...

Archbishop Anastasios, an ecumenical movement leader credited with helping to revitalize the Orthodox Church in ...

Archbishop Anastasios Yanoulatos, head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, leads the Easter celebrations at the ...

A woman kisses the body of the late Albania's Archbishop Anastasios during a religious ceremony inside the Athens Orthodox ...

The body of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania who died on Saturday is lying in state at the Athens ...

Greece's President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, right, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, second right, attend a religious ...