Category: Bulgarian Orthodox

SEEMO Urges Bulgarian Clergy to Respect Media Freedom

obl- March 16, 2012

Eleven out of a total of fifteen Bulgarian Metropolitan bishops have been exposed as collaborators and agents of the country's former Communist State Security. File ... Read More

Untainted Bulgarian Bishop: Church Will Come Out Stronger

obl- January 30, 2012

Plovdiv metropolitan bishop Nikolay. Photo by DarikRadio.bg 29/1/2012 The Bulgarian Orthodox Chruch will come out stronger from its ordeals after the announcing of a number ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church is not against in vitro fertilisation, Metropolitan says

OCP- January 5, 2012

4/1/2012 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, does not oppose in vitro fertilisation – in contrast to a December 2011 statement that ... Read More

Left-wing intellectuals petition against ‘smear campaign’ against Bulgarian Orthodox Church

OCP- January 4, 2012

3/1/2012 A group of left-wing intellectuals, in an open letter to Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Maxim, have spoken out against what they call a ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Slams In Vitro Fertilization, Surrogacy

OCP- January 2, 2012

31/12/2011 The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has declared “reservations” against in vitro fertilization and surrogacy, viewing them as a “human interference that ... Read More

Bulgarian Patriarch Calls for Universal Understanding on Christmas

OCP- December 26, 2011

26/12/2011 Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Maxim held Sunday the solemn Christmas mass at the St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia. “On this great day, it ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church controversies deepen

OCP- December 23, 2011

23/12/2011 Officials from the National Revenue Agency will begin interviews and checks of financial records in January to follow up allegations that the Bulgarian Orthodox ... Read More

Bulgarian Syndicates Demand Audit of Orthodox Church

obl- December 21, 2011

The President of the trade union Confederation of Labor "Podkrepa" (Support), Konstantin Trenchev, demands an audit of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and exposure of clergy ... Read More