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

Archbishop Anastasios, a key figure in global Orthodoxy, died at the age of 95. He led the Albanian Orthodox Church since 1992, revitalizing it after its communist-era ban.

The body of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania who died on Saturday is lying in state at the Athens Orthodox cathedral.

The late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania began his final journey today as his relic departed from the Cathedral of Athens at 10:00 a.m., accompanied by the

Anastasios' body will remain at the church until Monday morning, when it will be transported to Albania for a funeral service and burial.

Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast its image.

Greece's Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos pays tribute to the late Albania's Archbishop Anastasios during a religious ceremony inside the Athens Orthodox Cathedral, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.

The Archbishop of Albania Anastasios died today after several days of hospitalization at the “Evangelismos” hospital where he had been rushed from Tirana. It

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania passed away on Saturday in an Athens hospital where he was receiving treatment

Foto Strakosha is a name etched in the history of Albanian football. Born on March 29, 1965, in Memaliaj, Albania, Strakosha rose to prominence as one of the country's finest goalkeepers.

Archbishop Anastasios, an ecumenical movement leader credited with helping to revitalize the Orthodox Church in Muslim-majority Albania, has died at the age of 95.

A woman kisses the body of the late Albania's Archbishop Anastasios during a religious ceremony inside the Athens Orthodox Cathedral, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/)