“At first, I was nervous about going into the altar, but when Metropolitan Serafim ... set a precedent for other branches of the Orthodox Church. “Being the first to do anything is always ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990 ...

He began the ritual by blessing the altar with holy olive oil and gently ... head of the laity and chairperson of the Uganda Orthodox Church, speaks passionately about the Pope's message, which ...