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Distribution of Catholics in Albania as according to the 1918 census. Data unavailable in the South and East due to political instability. Traditional Catholic woman in Northern Albania. The Catholic Church in Albania (Albanian: Kisha Katolike në Shqipëri) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in ...
According to the numbers given by the government in 2010 it was stated that Eastern Orthodoxy was practiced by about 20% of Albanians within Albania. [6] In the disputed 2011 census the percentage of Orthodox believers was listed as 6.75% of the population. [5] Albania is historically linked with both the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy ...
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25 December 1993: The first paper, "Hour of Albania", an official organ of the Christian Democratic Party, is published. 27 February 1994: The First Congress of the Albanian Christian Democratic Party develops sessions in Tirana. Zef Bushati is elected as chairman of the party. 25 May 1994: The Women's Forum of Christian Democratic Party is formed.
In the June 2013 parliamentary elections the PKD was part of the Alliance for a European Albania, led by the Socialist Party. [3] It received 0.5% of the vote, winning a single seat in Parliament. [3] In the 2017 elections the party's vote share fell to 0.2% and it lost parliamentary representation. During the 2021 election it joined the ...
Albania is a secular and religiously diverse country with no official religion and thus, freedom of religion, belief and conscience are guaranteed under the country's constitution. [2] Islam is the most common religion in Albania, followed by Christianity, though religiosity is low and there are many irreligious Albanians.
In 2007, ChristianaCare saw 457,348 outpatient visits, 55,512 admissions and 7,100 childbirths. [5] ChristianaCare provided $35.7 million in charity care in 2007. [5] With more than 10,000 employees, it is one of the largest private employers in Delaware and among the top 10 in the greater Philadelphia region. [6]
Qiriazi was also the head of one of the first national societies within Albania, named “The Evangelical Brotherhood”. As a result, Gjerasim Qiriazi is considered as the father of the Albanian Protestant Church. [16] During the Communist regime of the late 20th century, Albania was declared as the world’s first atheist country.