Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s ...

Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the souls of the dead, has roots in ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

Archbishop Anastasios, the head of the Albanian Orthodox Church for three decades, has died aged 95 in an Athens hospital after being airlifted to the Greek capital following a virus infection.

Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the ... the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, pays his respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during ...

The Greek leader described Anastasios as ... According to the 2023 census, Orthodox Christians in Albania make up about 7% of the country’s 2.4 million population, although the church says ...

PHOTOS: Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios Anastasios led the church after he re-established it in 1991. Albanian’s leaders and visiting Greek ...