The Co-Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa is one of the main and most modern landmarks of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.
The term “co-cathedral” refers to a church that holds the same rank as a cathedral, even though it is located in a city that is not the primary seat of the diocese.
In the case of the Pristina Co-Cathedral, it was granted this status because it is located in the capital, even though the official seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Prizren-Pristina is in Prizren.
The religious building honors the memory and spiritual legacy of the Catholic saint who was born in Skopje (see dedicated article) but was of Albanian and Kosovar descent.
The foundation stone was symbolically laid in 2005 by President Ibrahim Rugova, though structural work took place between 2007 and 2017.
It is a three-nave basilica inspired by the Neo-Romanesque style, measuring over 77 meters in length and approximately 42 meters in width.
It features two tall, twin bell towers—63 meters high—that dominate the city skyline. One of them houses an observation deck, accessible to visitors by elevator, which offers a full 360-degree view of Pristina.
The interior spaces are adorned with marble and luminous stained-glass windows depicting sacred scenes, the figure of Mother Teresa, and historical ties between the Albanian people and the Catholic Church.
Inside, there is a reliquary containing a few drops of Saint Mother Teresa’s blood.
