The new Primate will need to be savvy, navigating between conflicting pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian currents in the small but opinionated Albanian Orthodox Church. For the first time in decades ...

The election marks a new chapter for the Albanian Church, resonating with Greek communities worldwide who share in its rich ...

The enthronement ceremony will take place on March 29 at the Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana, gathering representatives from 13 ...

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

Joan is the sixth head of the Albanian Orthodox Church. According to the 2023 census, Orthodox Christians in Albania make up about 7% of the country’s 2.4 million population, although the church ...

If you’re headed to Europe, you might be able to avoid the crowds and still get a rewarding experience from some of these lesser-known destinations recommended by the travel site European Best ...

Father Bendo and his wife, Georgia, moved their family from Albania to Lewiston, where they've received a warm and supportive reception. LEWISTON — The rich, multicultural tapestry and essence ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

Located in a Serb minority enclave on the outskirts of the Kosovo capital Pristina, the establishment is just a stone's throw from the 14th-century Gracanica monastery, a shrine dear to Serbs across ...