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

The funeral of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania was held in Tirana, with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presiding over the ceremony. Dignitaries from Greece and Albania, ...

The funeral service was attended by Orthodox patriarchs, archbishops, ecclesiastical delegations, representatives of the Vatican etc ...

People gather during the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of 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 country's ...

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 ...

The remains of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania arrived in Tirana for public veneration ahead of his funeral on Thursday.

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

In Greece's urban areas, house prices rose by 7.29% in Q3 2024 from a year earlier, following year-on-year increases of 9.24% in Q2 2024, 10.84% in Q1 2024, 12.58% in Q4 2023 and 13.28% in Q3 2023, ...

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In transitioning to his new role as World Bank Country Manager for Iraq, Emanuel Salinas, the outgoing World Bank Country Manager for Albania, spoke to Monitor Magazine about the economic situation ...

Sazan island. Photo: Gjergj Erebara/BIRN. Albania’s government has approved a request by Jared Kushner to develop the uninhabited island of Sazan, granting the initiative strategic investor status.