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 ...

(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral ...

It took two days for Anastasios's funeral procession to reach the capital ... A similar service was held at the main Greek orthodox Church cathedral in Athens before the procession travelled ...

TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s Orthodox Christian Church after the ...

Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket ... pay their respects during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania ...