He is the second Archbishop of the country's Orthodox Autocephalous Church after the fall of the communist regime and the ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an inauguration ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in January.

She is baffled by Hoxha's library, which holds books by his communist idols ... internment camps or executed during the 46 years of his repressive regime. Albania today has seen its economy ...

Ironically, Pajenga says that the Albania's transition to democracy compounded the problem. "During communism, people had one fixed job from 07:00 until 15:00," she recalls. "When democracy came ...