Tag: Bulgarian Orthodox

Controversy over Bulgarian Orthodox Church agreement to be checked by Dossier Commission

OCP- December 16, 2011

16/12/2011 Controversy is continuing about a decision by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod to agree to have senior clergy checked by the Dossier Commission ... Read More

Metropolitan Transport

OCP- December 16, 2011

Clive Leviev-Sawyer 16/12/2011 First he had resigned, then he had not; first the car was his, then it was not; or perhaps the story about ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors St Anna

OCP- December 10, 2011

9/12/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Orthodox Bulgarians celebrate Friday, December 9th, the Day of Saint Anna. St. Anna, mother of the Virgin Mary, is ... Read More

Bulgaria’s Lincoln-Driving Bishop Resigns after Scandal

OCP- December 8, 2011

7/12/2011 The Bishop of Varna and Veliki Preslav, Kiril, has resigned from his post a day after he startled his congregation with a 2012 Lincoln ... Read More

Bulgaria’s Patriarch Maxim to Be Named Honorary Sofia Citizen

OCP- November 23, 2011

22/11/2011 Bulgaria's 97-year-old Patriarch Maxim will be declared an honorary citizen of the country's capital Sofia, it was made clear on Monday. The Patriarch's honorary ... Read More

Bulgaria’s Top Landmark ‘St. Alexander Nevsky’ Falling Apart, Without Owner

OCP- November 19, 2011

18/11/2011 The world-famous St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, which is the landmark not only of Sofia but of all of Bulgaria, has got no owner to ... Read More

Bulgaria’s Orthodox Christians Embark on 40-Day Christmas Fast

OCP- November 15, 2011

15/11/2011 Bulgarian Orthodox Christians enter Tuesday a 40-day fast that will end on December 24, Christmas Eve . The Christmas Fast is the second longest ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Marks Archangel All Souls’ Day

OCP- November 5, 2011

5/11/2011 Bulgaria's Christian Orthodox Church honors Saturday the All Souls' Day before the Day of St. Archangel Michael, or the so-called Archangel All Souls' Day. ... Read More

Orthodoxy in Cambodia’ Website Launched

OCP- November 4, 2011

3/11/2011 VISIT THE WEBSITE HERE: A Russian-language website has been launched to provide information on Orthodoxy in Cambodia, which currently consists of a single Bulgarian ... Read More

Bulgarians Celebrate 97th Birthday of Orthodox Church Patriarch Maxim

OCP- October 30, 2011

29/10/2011 A couple of hundred Bulgarians flocked to a solemn mas in the St. Marina cathedral in Plovdiv to mark the 97th anniversary of Patriarch ... Read More

The Patriarch among Patriarchs

OCP- October 28, 2011

Konstantin Sabchev 28/10/2011 After a general custom, each birthday after the ninetieth is a jubilee. So, tomorrow His Holiness, the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox ... Read More

Bulgaria Honors Miracle Worker St. Ivan Rilski

OCP- October 22, 2011

19/10/2011 Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria commemorate on October 19 S.t Ivan Rilski, known as the Miracle Worker and also celebrated as the patron of Bulgaria. ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Petkovden

OCP- October 14, 2011

14/10/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates Petkovden on October 14, a day that marks the beginning of the winter in the country. On this day, ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Calls for Peace, Justice Amid Ethnic Unrest

OCP- October 2, 2011

2/10/2011 Plovdiv metropolitan bishop Nikolay is holding a service Sunday in the village of Katunitsa near Plovdiv, the site that has sparked a week of ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Honor St. Ivan Rilski

OCP- August 18, 2011

18/8/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates Thursday, August 18, the assumption of Saint Ivan Rilski, honored as the patron of the Bulgarian people. St. Ivan ... Read More

Bulgarian Monasteries to Shelter Abandoned Children

OCP- July 24, 2011

Konstantin Subchev 214/7/2011 Childcare homes will be built with the Orthodox churches across the country Child and elderly care homes will be built with the ... Read More

Batak Martyrs Relics Become Property of Bulgarian Orthodox Church

OCP- July 16, 2011

16/7/2011 The relics of the Batak martyrs are now property of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, according to the decision of the Batak Town Hall. The ... Read More

Crowds Queue for a Miracle of St Maximus

OCP- July 4, 2011

Photo Emona Tsoncheva 3/7/2011 Clergymen from different bishoprics attended the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary since the enthronement of Patriarch Maxim, Head of the Bulgarian ... Read More

Bulgarian Church Marks 40 Years Since Its Patriarch’s Enthronement

OCP- July 3, 2011

3/6/2011 An official solemn mass marking the 40th anniversary of the enthronement of Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim is being held in Sofia's Alexander Nevski cathedral Sunday. ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Cherry All Souls’ Day

OCP- June 11, 2011

Nikola PETKOV 11/6/2011 Sofia. Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Cherry All Souls’ Day, the second big all souls’ day throughout the year. It falls on the ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors St.Konstantin and Elena

OCP- May 22, 2011

21/5/2011 Bulgarian Christian Orthodox mark Saturday the feast day of St. St. Konstantin and Elena (Constantine and Helena). Helena was the mother of Emperor Konstantin, ... Read More