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..
On the Saturday before Pentecost, 3 June, the Bulgarian Orthodox church marks Cherry All Souls’ Day, on which Christians honour their dead. On this day church bells toll mournfully, and believers take flowers to the graves of their loved ones..
A 50-year-old man fell with his paraglider on the newest church in Plovdiv - the Church of St. Archangels in the Old Town. The man was not injured and refused medical attention, reports BNR Plovdiv. The pilot explained to the police that his..
The first Bulgarian Orthodox church in Africa, named after the heavenly protector of Bulgaria St. Ivan of Rila, was consecrated in Midrand near Johannesburg. President Rumen Radev opens an exhibition in Pretoria The..
If your road takes you to Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, be sure to stop by the Church of St. George the Great Martyr. It will leave a vivid mark in your memories with its charm and the touching story of its construction. Today, as it is the feast..
