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