Tag: Bulgaria

Bulgarian Orthodox Honor St Marina

OCP- July 20, 2013

20/7/13 The Orthodox world, including the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, mark Wednesday the Day of Saint Marina. According to the Golden Legend, she was a native of Antioch, ... Read More

No evidence of physical violence on bishop of Bulgaria’s Varn

OCP- July 10, 2013

FOCUS News Agency - 10/7/13 Varna. So far there is no information about the death of Varna metropolitan bishop Kiril that could lead to a ... Read More

Cleric fights to save rural Romania from fracking

OCP- June 8, 2013

Vasile Laiu, the Christian Orthodox archpriest of Barlad, takes part in a protest against shale gas exploition next to a pancarte reading in Romanian "Romania ... Read More

The New Wonders of Bulgaria

OCP- June 1, 2013

1/6/13 Team of Standart and our readers will vote for the greatest archeological discoveries of the new millennium (Sofia, June 1) – On July 28th, ... Read More

Lonely Planet’s Guide to Romania and Bulgaria

OCP- May 26, 2013

26/5/13 THOUGH distinct countries with different cultures, Romania and Bulgaria share a magnificent landscape of mountains and monasteries, a riveting history of domination and rebirth, and a long stretch ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors Sts Cyril and Methodius

OCP- May 12, 2013

12/5/13 Bulgaria's Orthodox Church celebrates Saturday, May 11, the feast day of Sts.Cyril and Methodius, two of the fathers of the Slavic literary culture. The two brothers, Saints Cyril and Methodius were born in Thessaloniki ... Read More

Bulgarians place highest trust in Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church: poll

OCP- April 4, 2013

4/4/13 Sofia. Bulgarians place highest trust in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and this is the only institution with a positive rating, show the results of ... Read More

‘A nation that showed courage’: Bulgaria and the Jews

OCP- March 8, 2013

  Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit at Bachkovo monastery on March 7 2013, to pay tribute at the graves of metropolitans Kiril and Stefan, part ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Bishop Donates Rolex To Pay Church’s Electricity

OCP- February 27, 2013

Ria Novosti - 27/2/13 Metropolitan Nikolay from Bulgaria’s second largest city of Plovdiv has donated his expensive Rolex watch to a local church so it could ... Read More

Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria receives delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- February 27, 2013

On February 26, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with His Holiness Neofit, Patriarch of ... Read More

Bulgaria’s Chief Mufti congratulates Patriarch Neofit

OCP- February 26, 2013

26/2/13 Bulgaria's Chief Mufti, Mustafa Hadzhi, has extended congratulations to Bulgaria's new Orthodox Patriarch Neofit. "It is an exceptional honor to me to offer the ... Read More

Metropolitan Neofit elected as new Patriarch of Bulgarian Orthodox Church

OCP- February 24, 2013

  24/2/13 SOFIA, Bulgaria - The Bulgarian Orthodox Church says Metropolitan Neofit has been elected as the new patriarch. Neofit, who is 67, was picked ... Read More

Registration of delegates for Bulgaria Patriarchal Electoral Church Council starts

OCP- February 23, 2013

23/2/13 Sofia. Registration of the delegates for the Bulgarian Patriarchal Electoral Church Council starts on Saturday, February 23. The registration process will kick off at ... Read More

Bulgarian Holy Synod: All three runners worthy of Patriarch

OCP- February 19, 2013

19/2/13 Bulgaria's embattled Holy Synod issued an official statement Monday declaring all three bishops, elected to run for becoming the next Patriarch of the country, ... Read More

Bulgarians Celebrate Love and Wine

OCP- February 14, 2013

14/2/ 13 Bulgarians celebrate Thursday two holidays in one - the Day of Love and the Day of Wine. Bulgaria has been marking the two ... Read More

Bulgaria to Unveil New Orthodox Patriarch on February 24

OCP- February 5, 2013

5/2/13 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will announce its new Patriarch on February 24, local clerics confirmed on Monday. An election of delegates who will elect ... Read More

Bulgaria Orthodox Church remembers communist victims

OCP- February 2, 2013

2/2/13 Bulgaria's Christian Orthodox Church commemorated for the first time the victims of communist repression on Friday, 23 years after the toppling of the regime. ... Read More

Bulgaria’s President and Minister of Education to Save Bulgarian Church in Rome

OCP- January 12, 2013

12/1/13 (Sofia, Jan 9) - Bulgaria's President, Rossen Plevneliev and minister of education, Sergey Ignatov, will save the Bulgarian church in Rome. "Bulgaria's Head of ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Prays for Maxim, Bulgaria

OCP- November 30, 2012

  30/11/2012 Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev met Christian Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul Thursday. "We prayed for the soul of the late Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim. We prayed for the Bulgarian people ... Read More

Bulgaria’s New Patriarch To Be Elected Febr 24 2013

OCP- November 28, 2012

27/11/2012 Bulgaria's new patriarch, to succeed the late Patriarch Maxim, will be elected on February 24, 2013, the Holy Synod of the country's Orthodox Church decided at a meeting on ... Read More

Interim Patriarch Calls for Unity of Bulgarian Orthodox Church

OCP- November 18, 2012

18/11/2012 The unity of the Holy Synod and of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the most important issue for Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria, according to Varna MetropolitanKiril. Kiril made the statement Sunday ... Read More