Today marks 1070 years since the assumption of St. Ivan of Rila, the heavenly guardian of the Bulgarian people. St. Ivan of Rila was born in 876 in the village of Skrino and became a monk as a teenager living as a hermit in Mount Rila, Western Bulgaria. At the beginning of 10 c. he founded a monastery. Burned down and reduced to rubble, today Rila Monastery is on the list of the world’s cultural heritage and the most visited site in Bulgaria. In 2002 Pope John Paul II paid a visit to the celebrated monastery.
Bulgaria’s Vertical Gas Corridor project is on track for completion by the end of 2026 , according to Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov, who stressed that it would help the country maintain its strategic position in South East Europe. Accompanied by..
Bulgaria’s coalition parties have agreed to introduce a rotating chairmanship of the National Assembly. At today’s joint governance council meeting, members also discussed next year’s draft budget. Kostadin Angelov, Deputy Chairman of..
Google has donated an additional $1 million to the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Computer Technologies (INSAIT) at Sofia University , bringing its total investment in the institute to over $6 million. According to the institute’s website,..
By mid-2026, Bulgaria should be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “grey list” of countries with deficiencies in its anti-money..
Frol and Frosia are the newest residents of the Bear Sanctuary Belitsa, according to the Four Paws Foundation, which runs the bear sanctuary in..
On Tuesday , the lowest temperatures will be between 3 and 8°C; in Sofia – about 4°C. During the day before noon cloudiness will be..
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