Don’t call me king during liturgies, Saxe-Coburg tells Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to Excavate Early Christian ‘Great’ Basilica in Long Anticipated Archaeology Project

 

 A reconstruction of the outside view of the Great Basilica in the ancient 

city of Philipopolis in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

Bulgaria marks 1,150 years since Christianisation

     

Bulgarian Orthodox Church includes blessing for Saxe-Coburg as ‘Tsar of Bulgarians’ in liturgies

Bulgarian church clergy, laity protest against proposed promotion of controversial cleric

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What If You've Made a Mistake? Bulgarian Orthodox Church rejects Halloween

   

Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates first Bulgarian hermit - Saint John of Rila

   

Plovdiv Orthodox TV - Watch Bulgarian Channel Live Stream

Plovdiv Orthodox TV - The first Bulgarian Orthodox online television started broadcasting on February 11 in the city of Plovdiv.

Orthodox church celebrates cleansing feast of Sylvestrov Den

 

Sofia. The Orthodox Church celebrates on January 2 St. Silvester, Pope of Rome with a cleansing feast. According to the traditions, the remains of Christmas are ''cleared away'' by male carolers who arrive to the rich homes with music and songs to pick up a bag filled with meat and wine left for them in the barn.

Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates Circumcision of Jesus and St. Basil the Great

 

Sofia. Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates Circumcision of Jesus and St. Basil the Great on January 1.

Bulgarian Holy Synod Examines Varna Metropolitan Vote

  

Varna, Bulgaria

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is holding Saturday a meeting to scrutinize the procedure of the last week election of two top runners for Varna Metropolitan.

GREECE - BULGARIA REPORT: Under the spell of similar charming Christmas traditions

 

 Given their geological and cultural proximity, Greece and Bulgaria are celebrating Christmas with some similar yet unique traditions.

Two candidates shortlisted in Bulgarian Orthodox Church Varna Metropolitan election re-run

 

The electoral college in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Varna diocese shortlisted, in a vote on December 15 2013, two candidates to the new Metropolitan.

Russians want to transform TZUM-Sofia into an Orthodox Church Museum (ROUNDUP)

   

 Sofia. Russian investors want to purchase the building of TZUM-Sofia [an upmarket department store in the centre of Sofia] and transform it into an Orthodox Church Museum. 

BULGARIA: Metropolitan Bishop of Plovdiv Nikolay ready to resign if necessary

Plovdiv -- Metropolitan Bishop of the second biggest Bulgarian city Plovdiv is ready to resign immediately if the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church demands it. Bishop Nikolay made the remark addressing parishioners in Plovdiv today
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BULGARIA: Powerful Bulgarian Bishop Kiril May Have Been Murdered - Clergyman

 

Allegations have once again emerged that the death of powerful Bulgarian bishop Kiril earlier this year may not have been an accident.

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Synod Cancels Varna Metropolitan Election

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has decided to cancel the first round of the vote for metropolitan bishop of Varna and Veliki Preslav.

Top Bulgarian Landmark Honors Patron Saint - St. Alexander Nevsky

 

St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

The world-famous St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, which is the landmark not only of Sofia but of all of Bulgaria, is marking Saturday the day of its patron – the Pious Prince St. Alexander Nevsky.

BULGARIA: Meet 99-year old Dobry Dobrev - Documentary VIDEO

Meet 99 year old Dobry Dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war. Every day he walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of Sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.

BULGARIA: Elections for New Varna Metropolitan Bishop Rigged

 

The first round of elections for new metropolitan bishop of third largest Bulgarian city Varna has been unfairly conducted, according to a number of reports.