Tag: Bulgaria
Bulgarian Orthodox Honor St Marina
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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