Tag: Bulgarian Orthodox
Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Day of Saint Sophia and her three daughters Faith, Hope and Love
Nikola PETKOV - 17/9/13 Sofia. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks the Day of Saint Sophia and her three daughters Faith, Hope and Love. This is also ... Read More
Consumer Society Won’t Make People Happier – Bulgarian Patriarch
September- 2013 The real needs of Bulgarians and people across the world relate to their daily toils and quest for harmony, argued Bulgaria's Patriarch Neofit. ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitan objects to plan for Pope John XXIII monument in Nessebur
Sofia Globe- 12/8/13 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Sliven, Yoanikii, has issued a statement objecting to reported plans for a monument to Roman Catholic ... Read More
Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia Calls For Bulgarian Orthodox Church Support Of Christians in Arab World
12/8/13 August 9 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Orthodox Church should take a firm stand on the grave situation of the Christians in Syria and the ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Mark Transfiguration of Christ
On August 6 the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (Sveto Preobrazhenie Gospodne). According to the Church, this is the day that ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Worried by Political Turmoil
August 2013 Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Neofit has described the current situation in Bulgaria as worrying, assuring he prays for God’s mercy. “The situation in Bulgaria ... Read More
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
Vratsa’s Kalinik Elected Interim Varna Metropolitan
11/7/13 The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church elected Wednesday, after a 2-hour emergency sitting, Vratsa metropolitan Kalinik as interim metropolitan of Varna and ... Read More
A Visit to Zograf Monastery at Mount Athos
4/7/13 It’s hard to imagine how dark it is when morning services start on Mount Athos. You have to blindly grope the deep throne-like wooden ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Mark Pentecost
24/6/13 Fifty days after Easter, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is feasting on Sunday Pentecost (Whitsunday), also called Holy Trinity. On this day the Church commemorates ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Urges Cancelation of LGBT Parade
18/6/13 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has expectedly condemned the upcoming Sofia Pride LGBT parade in the capital, claiming the event would “jeopardize the moral pillars of society.” The Church has claimed ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors Sts Konstantin and Elena
22/5/13 Bulgarian Christian Orthodox mark Saturday the feast day of St. St. Konstantin andElena (Constantine and Helena). Helena was the mother of Emperor Konstantin, who fought two great battles when he ... Read More
Bulgarian Patriarch: Kids Need to Know More about Orthodox Christianity
19/5/13 Bulgarian kids should have the opportunity to learn about their Orthodox Christian heritage, stated Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit. Sunday Neofit extended an address to the clergy and people of ... 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
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday
29/4/13 Bulgarian Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday - Tsventisa-Vrabnitsa, to mark the triumphal arrival of Christ into Jerusalem. The Bulgarian tradition is to carry flowers ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Church nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Moscow Times 18/3/13 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, says the official website of its Holy Synod. This year ... 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
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
Patriarch Neofit:The Cross is Heavy
25/2/13 Heavy is the cross that God and our Holy Church are giving me today, but in God's words I trust and ask him for ... Read More
New Patriarch to pray for peace in Bulgarian’s Soul
25/2/13 Neofit, the newly elected Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, vowed to pray for peace in the hearts of the Bulgarian people, minutes after ... 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