For a small country, Kosovo sent a lot of citizens to the caliphate. The survivors came back to prison, reintegration ...

Once a Muslim-majority nation, Kosovo is witnessing a quiet but growing movement of Albanians converting to Catholicism. Advocates of the shift argue they are reclaiming their ancestral faith, once ...

The recent trends of religious conversion have not rattled Kosovo’s politicians. Kosovo has been long seeking membership into the European Union, selling itself to the world as a multi-ethnic and ...

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.

During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Another reason that Christmas is a little more “low profile” in Albania is the lingering effects of decades of Communist rule. The Marxist ...

In a recent social media post, singer Nikos Oikonomopoulos addressed the violent incident that occurred at the National Gallery, instigated by Nikos Papadopoulos, an MP from the “Victory” party. The ...

The biggest story in American religion is the dramatic rise of the “nones”—people who say they are atheist, agnostic or have no particular religious faith. The nones are currently at an all ...

After being sealed off from the outside world for decades and experiencing a mass exodus, Albania is leaning into its culinary roots with the help of grandma chefs. Tefta Pajenga, aged 76, is one ...

The Albanian Cabinet decided on Thursday to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the popular video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. Education ...

I WONDER if the judges are doing it deliberately. Just to wind us all up. Because, believe me, things are now getting surreal. An Albanian drug baron called Xhoni Leka who ran a cannabis factory ...

The home of Albania's former paranoid dictator is welcoming young artists from around the world in the country's latest step to shake off its hermetic past. "What a slap in the face to history it ...