ПРОГРАМИ
en de ru fr es sr gr al tr ro
Podcast in English
Share
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

The Minister of Justice: State may take action on closed temple

Атанас Славов
Photo: BGNES

 "It is unacceptable for the Russian state, in the person of Ambassador Mitrofanova, to close a temple, moreover that it is under the jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Patriarch and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church," Bulgaria's Justice Minister wrote on Facebook, adding that "in this way, Ambassador Mitrofanova prevents all of us from offering our prayers and from worshipping the relics of St. Seraphim of Sofia the Wonderworker." This is how Minister Atanas Slavov commented on the Russian Embassy's decision to close the St. Nicholas The Miracle-Maker Church after Sofia expelled three of its priests accused of spying for Moscow. 
Minister Slavov described what happened as "canonical autocracy". He assumed that the state might take measures because of the closed capital church. 
According to Metropolitan Kyprian, Russian Patriarch Kirill, who is about to send a new representative of his church to the country, is likely to decide when the church will be opened. 

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.
Radio Bulgaria News    Mitrofanova Russian Church Sofia St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker

More from category

Bulgarian Orthodox Church and BNR join forces to provide spiritual support to compatriots abroad

His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe and BNR Director General Milen Mitev signed a Memorandum of Cooperation at the headquarters of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Diocese of Western and Central Europe in the German capital,..

published on 1/16/25 7:40 PM

Temperatures rise slightly on Friday

Friday will be mostly sunny until midday. There will be light to moderate westerly winds. Minimum temperatures will be between minus 6°C and minus 1°C, reaching minus 10°C in some basins, and maximum temperatures between 2°C and 7°C. In Sofia,..

published on 1/16/25 7:05 PM

President Radev meets with the Ambassador of Palestine to Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev met with the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Bulgaria, Nasri Khalil Salim Abu Jaish. Rumen Radev welcomed the agreement reached on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages . President Radev expressed..

published on 1/16/25 5:59 PM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Значителна облачност със сняг
Min: -1 | Max: 3
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 1 | Max: 6
Partly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 6
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -9 | Max: 2
Partly Cloudy
Min: -3 | Max: 3
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -2 | Max: 4
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -3 | Max: 3
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -2 | Max: 6
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 3
Значителна облачност със сняг
Min: -2 | Max: 2
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -2 | Max: 3
Partly Cloudy
Min: -2 | Max: 3
Cloudy
Min: -1 | Max: 3
Значителна облачност със сняг
Min: -5 | Max: -1
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -3 | Max: 2
Cloudy
Min: -1 | Max: 3
Partly Cloudy
Min: -4 | Max: 3
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -3 | Max: 3
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 5
Partly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 4
Значителна облачност със сняг
Min: -8 | Max: -1
Значителна облачност със сняг
Min: -3 | Max: 0
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 3
Partly Cloudy
Min: -2 | Max: 4
Mostly Cloudy
Min: -1 | Max: 2
Partly Cloudy
Min: -2 | Max: 5
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 0 | Max: 3
BULGARIA IN PICTURES
Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?
Yasen Gyuzelev
Theodore Ushev
Christo Javacheff - Christo
Ilia Peikov
Lika Yanko

BULGARIANS ABROAD

Български English Русский Deutsch Српски Français Ελληνικά Español Shqip Türkçe Română
MOST VIEWED

Bulgarian satellite Balkan-1 has been launched into space from base in USA

The Bulgarian satellite Balkan-1 has been launched into Earth orbit to transmit data for the EU's Copernicus programme . The satellite is a development..

published on 1/15/25 8:40 AM

European Court of Auditors has found no irregularities with EU money in agriculture

Bulgaria has no errors in the absorption of EU funds in agriculture and natural resources for 2023, according to the annual report of the European..

published on 1/15/25 10:10 AM

The future government headed by Rosen Zhelyazkov will be tripartite

President Rumen Radev handed over the first cabinet-forming mandate to Rosen Zhelyazkov, who was nominated by GERB-SDS for Prime Minister. "We..

published on 1/15/25 1:06 PM

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

Общи условия за използване на сайта | Политика за поверителност | Политика за "бисквитки"