Pope Francis spoke out Sunday against the perversion, distortion and exploitation of religion to justify violence as he visited Albania. "Let no one use God as a shield while planning and carrying ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Pope Francis called Sunday for moderate Muslims and all religious leaders to condemn Islamic extremists who "pervert" religion to justify violence, as he visited Albania ...

In 2002, the city’s main Catholic church opened its doors not far from Hoxha’s mausoleum. “The more people believe, the more intolerant they are” — Mustafa Nano, an Albanian political analyst, on the ...

Pope Francis drew enthusiastic and prolonged applause when, in his homily at mass in Mother Teresa Square in Tirana, the capital of Albania, attended by some 300,000 people—most of them ...

Global Conversation interviews Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama ahead of the State of the Union conference in Florence and discusses the country's ongoing efforts to join the European Union.

Reporting from TIRANA, Albania — Pope Francis denounced how extremists around the world are “perverting” religion to justify violence as he arrived Sunday in Albania, a Balkan nation where ...

Home; Religion; the explainer Inside Albania's planned Muslim microstate. Proposal for 'Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order', a Vatican-style enclave, has sparked confusion, praise and heated debate ...

Pope Francis warned during a visit to Albania today that religion can never be used to justify violence, making apparent reference to the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

TIRANA, Albania - Pope Francis denounced how extremists around the world are "perverting" religion to justify violence as he arrived Sunday in Albania, a Balkan nation where Christians and Muslims ...

Freedom of religion. 09/21/2014, 00.00. ALBANIA - VATICAN. Send to a friend. Pope tells representatives of religions that religious freedom is bulwark against all forms of totalitarianism.

Courtesy of BIG. Albania is the crossroads of three major religions: Orthodox Christianity; Catholicism; and Islam. With the recent completion of two new churches, all three religions will now ...