Zemen Monastery is a preferred place for one-day and weekend trips. It is located 70 km southwest of Sofia and 1.5 km from the town of Zemen. The church of St. John the Theologian in the Zemen Monastery dates back to the 11th century, which..
Nearly half a century after the old church was blown up, people can once again hear the church bells ringing in the village of Evrenozovo, Malko Tarnovo municipality (southeastern Bulgaria) . The church bells announced today the grand opening of a new..
Those who have once visited the village of Dobarsko want to come back again, because time is never enough to enjoy all local sights. The village reveals a stunning view of the entire Razlog Valley, the majestic Pirin Mountain and the..
The old bishopric in Veliko Turnovo, a building of major historical significance to the city, is to be substantially refurbished with half of the 2 million euro allocated at the last regular cabinet sitting. The St Petka monastery near Asenovgrad..
The Catholic Christian world celebrates Palm Sunday today. In the Bulgarian town of Rakovski, where the largest Catholic community in Bulgaria lives, this year willow twigs were not distributed to the laymen by the clergymen but people carried them..
Every Tuesday at 12.00 in the yard of the St. Petka church in Sofia hot food will be distributed to people in need, the Sofia Metropolis has announced. The activity starts on the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ marked on..
The most visited historical site in Bulgaria, the Tsarevets Fortress in the town of Veliko Tarnovo, will again welcome tourists on the first day of 2021 . The first visitor will be officially welcomed at exactly 12 o'clock at noon and he or she will..
Services will be held at the Nativity church and the St. Ivan (John) of Rila in Sofia today for the health of all people with coronavirus. After that, priests from Sofia, who have contracted and recovered from coronavirus, will enter Covid-wards in..
On November 3, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Saint Pimen Zografski. On this occasion, November 3 is celebrated as a day of Bulgarian artists, icon painters and restorers. The Venerable Pimen Zografski was born in Sofia and..
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has universal value. It must continue to represent the diversity of religious, cultural and historical heritage . We will do everything possible to preserve the Christian symbols in the temple so its conversion into a mosque..
