The Head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Francis is to give an audience today to Bulgaria’s head of state Rumen Radev and the Bulgarian delegation led by President Radev . Bulgaria‘ s President Radev is also expected to meet with the..
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev has sent a letter to Pope Francis. Radev voices his belief that the shared messages of the Holy Father's apostolic trip to Bulgaria in May 2019 are lasting and especially relevant today. The Bulgarian Head of State..
The visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria ended on Tuesday morning when he departed to North Macedonia’s capital Skopje. Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov saw the head of the Catholic Church off at Sofia Airport. I am very pleased with my visit to..
The Apostolic visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria culminated in the evening of May 6 with a joint prayer for peace held on Independence Square downtown Sofia. The place was chosen symbolically, because of its proximity to a church, a synagogue and a..
Pope Francis visited the Catholic community in the town of Rakovski (South Bulgaria). Hundreds of residents and guests welcomed the Holy Father Pope Francis will joyous greetings and cheers. After moments of free communication with the crowd, Pope..
On the second day of his visit to Bulgaria Pope Francis met with children from a refugee center in Sofia. The children welcomed Pope Francis with a special program. The Holy Father thanked them for the hospitality and the beautifully sung songs and..
Thousands of people from Bulgaria and abroad, bearing the flags of Bulgaria and of the Vatican gathered in St. Alexander I Square in the centre of Sofia for a holy mass presided over by Pope Francis. People from different denominations in..
In his traditional Sunday prayer Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven), this time recited in front of the St. Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia, Pope Francis pointed out that with the words “Christ is risen!” – “Truly, He is risen!”, Orthodox Christians..
Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte and members of the Holy Synod received Pope Francis at the Synodal Palace, remaining unyielding in their position that any form of liturgical celebration or common prayer is unacceptable as it is not allowed by the..
After being officially welcomed with state honours in front of the Presidency building in Sofia, Pope Francis held a closed-door meeting with President Rumen Radev. The Bulgarian President stated after the meeting that being the people of..
