father Elias Makos

Father Elias Makos, with university undergraduate and postgraduate studies, a seven-time award-winning author (three with the First Prize) from the Union of Greek Writers, was the spiritual child of the unforgettable Metropolitan Konitsa Sevastianos. Before being ordained, he worked for many years as a journalist in newspapers in Athens and Epirus, while covering Albanian issues for News Agencies in Greece and abroad.
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Palm Sunday in Albania: Crowds of believers flooded Orthodox Churches

Οι πιστοί της Αλβανίας κατέκλυσαν την Κυριακή των Βαΐων τους Ορθόδοξους ναούς…

Demographic collapse in Epirus during the first two months of 2026

Καταρρέει δημογραφικά η Ήπειρος, καθώς τα στοιχεία για το πρώτο δίμηνο του…

Memorial prayer for Metropolitan Demetrios during the vigil in Teriachates

Στην καθιερωμένη εβδομαδιαία αγρυπνία στον προσκυνηματικό ναό της Αγίας Παρασκευής  στους Τεριαχάτες…

Support to the schools of the Metropolis of Gjirokaster from the PAOK Friends Club

Mε μια  ανθρωπιστική κίνηση που έκανε το Club Φίλων της ομάδας του…

Orthodox Christians venerated the Holy Cross throughout Albania

Σ' ολόκληρη την Αλβανία, την Κυριακή της Σταυροπροσκηνήσεως,  οι Xριστιανοί προσήλθαν τους…

Foundation of a Spiritual Center at the church of Agia Paraskevi in Teriachates, Dropoli

Θεμελιώθηκε από τον Μητροπολίτη Αργυροκάστρου Ναθαναήλ η ανέγερση πνευματικού κέντρου στον προσκυνηματικό…

Young people venerated the relic of Saint John of Vladimir in Elbasan

Νέοι έκαναν προσκύνημα στη μονή του αγίου Ιωάννου του Βλαδίμηρου στο Ελμπασάν…

Vespers at the ruins of the Monastery of Saints Saranda

Πραγματικά κατανυκτικές οι στιγμές. 

At Agios Charalambos Of Saints saranda The Second greetings by Metropolitan Nathanael

Κατανυκτικά τελέστηκαν οι Β΄ Χαιρετισμοί της Θεοτόκου σε ναούς της Ορθόδοξης Εκκλησίας…

The celebration of the Restoration of Icons is celebrated with splendor throughout Albania

Η εορτή της Αναστήλωσης των Εικόνων έχει ιδιαίτερη σημασία για την Εκκλησία…

Devotional during the first greetings to the Orthodox Church of Albania

Οι Α' Χαιρετισμοί τελέστηκαν μέσα σε ατμόσφαιρα κατάνυξης στην Εκκλησία της Αλβανίας…

Cross-border cooperation between Ioannina and Gjirokastra for the promotion of religious monuments

Διασυνοριακή συνεργασία βρίσκεται σε εξέλιξη για την ανάδειξη θρησκευτικών μνημείων στις περιοχές…

Brilliant celebration of the liberation of Konitsa in the presence of the President

The 113th anniversary of the birth of... was celebrated with splendor on February 24th in the border town of Konitsa...

The Vespers of Forgiveness at the Metropolis of Gjirokaster

The Vespers of Forgiveness in the Orthodox churches of Albania was truly devout,...

Members of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy at the Metropolis of Gjirokastra

Members of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy (I.S.O.), which is…

The Metropolitan of Gjirokaster performed a Trisagio service at the tomb of his predecessor Demetrios

Metropolitan Nathanael of Gjirokastra sang the Trisagion alone, on the Saturday of the Dead, at the tomb (in…

The royal cake of the municipality of Dropoli was cut by the Metropolitan of Gjirokaster Nathanael

The royal cake of the municipality of Dropoli was blessed and cut by the Metropolitan of Gjirokaster, Nathanael.…

The city of Agioi Saranda celebrated its patron saint, Saint Charalambos, with great pomp

The patron saint of the Saints of Saranda, Saint Charalambos, was celebrated with brilliant religious events…

Archbishop Ioannou meets with the Minister of Education of Albania regarding Church Schools

The recognition of the important role played by The church Schools of…

Organizations from Greece and Albania collaborate to preserve a temple in Mesopotamia

The European Center for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies of Thessaloniki and the Ministry of Culture,…