Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the country’s communist regime ...

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Archbishop Anastasios Yanoulatos, head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, leads the Easter celebrations at the Christ Resurrection Cathedral in the capital Tirana, on May 1 ...

The latest round of iconography is being installed at St. Matthew Orthodox Church in Green Bay ... for the Nativity of Christ and the Resurrection of Christ," he said. Russian-born iconographer ...

inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the late Archbishop ...

inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Credit: AP/Vlasov Sulaj A similar service was held at the main Greek Orthodox Church cathedral in ...

Thousands of Albanians Pay Last Respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios ... massed in the streets around the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in downtown Tirana.

Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket ... inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) ...

Anastasios, who was the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres, and All Albania and also head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church ... around at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in downtown ...

A somber mood prevailed as people massed in the streets around the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ ... property of the established Islamic, Orthodox, Catholic and other religions.