Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an enthronement ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an inauguration ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop ...

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

In a message of support, Elpidophoros extended his prayers and best wishes to Ioannis, hoping the new prelate would lead with ...

All forms of religion were banned in Albania for 23 years starting in 1967, when the country was completely isolated from the ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s ...

The churches using the Byzantine liturgy include the Albanian, Belarussian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Melkite, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovak, and Ukrainian.

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 ...