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

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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.The ...

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

Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the ... Credit: AP/Vlasov Sulaj A similar service was held at the main Greek Orthodox Church cathedral in Athens before the procession to Tirana.

“It should be said without doubt that Anastasios came among us 33 years ago as a priest from Greece and ... A similar service was held at the main Greek Orthodox Church cathedral in Athens ...

A pinnacle of the latter tradition is a priest casting a cross into the ... many attendees went to St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Church in Boardman for a celebratory reception, followed ...

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 ... 111 priests and eight nuns of ...