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 ...

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 ...

The new Archbishop of the Albanian Orthodox Church is Joan Pelushi. The moment of the announcement of the archbishop was greeted with tears and emotion, while on March 29th, the officialization took ...

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 ...

It has been 21 years since the pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo, which broke out due to false news that Albanian boys drowned in the ...

"Most Christians in Albania have been followers for less than 10 years. The churches are small, but full of young and energetic believers." In March, evangelistic events were held in five Albanian ...