Prof. Dr. Ivan Ivanov is known as Father Ivan or Padre Giovanni among the Bulgarians in Rome. The professor divides his time between Rome and Sofia. He is a lecturer at the Theological Faculty of the Sofia University and he also leads the services in the..
How do Bulgarian compatriots celebrate the Nativity of Christ abroad, where sometimes you have to travel many kilometers to reach an Orthodox church... There are Bulgarian church communities across Europe and America. In France, for example, the..
State support for the Western and Central European Diocese will continue , it was announced after the meeting of Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov with His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe. "We appreciate what you are doing. The..
Not long ago, just a month ago, the Russian Church in Sofia consecrated as St. Nicholas Mirlikiysky the Miracle Worker welcomed with joy its new superior - Archpriest Vladimir Tishchuk. Like his grandfather and father, he is a hereditary priest and from..
Today, November 11, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the Holy Martyr Mina, one of the most beloved saints in Bulgaria. He is known among the Bulgarian people as a patron of the suffering, the sick, orphans and patron of families...
A Bulgarian Orthodox church, honouring St. John of Rila, will be built in London on the spot where there now is a chapel on the territory of the Bulgarian embassy. At an event organized by the Bulgarian embassy, which brought together members..
The Orthodox Christians look today at the image of St. Demetrius (Sveti Dimitar in Bulgarian) with faith in his heavenly intercession. On October 26, the Orthodox Church honors the great Christian martyr born in Thessaloniki. The name of Saint..
“The Russian Church of St. Nicholas is Bulgarian property, it has not been consecrated by Russian clergy and cannot be closed by the Russian state or by representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church." Metropolitan Naum of Ruse..
The only surviving icon from the ancient church St. Nicholas Miracle Worker in Dolni Rakovets village near Radomir – the icon of the Holy Virgin with Infant – will be put on display in the church as of today until 15 August, the church board has..
Many photographs, including those taken from a bird's eye view, of depopulated villages, which served as the terrain for the construction of some of the water reservoirs in Bulgaria, are presented in the "Submerged Heritage" exhibition. It has been..
