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Bulgaria 'spits in face' of Russian Orthodox Church by expelling priest — Russian embassy
The church is separate from the state, and it is incomprehensible how clerics can threaten national security," ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova stressed SOFIA, September 21. /TASS/. The Bulgarian ...
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod unanimously elects Pahomiy as new Metropolitan of Vidin
The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, unanimously elected on February 9 Branitsa Bishop ...
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Two bishops shortlisted to be Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s next Metropolitan of Vidin
In a secret ballot vote in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s diocese of Vidin on February 2, two bishops were shortlisted to be ...
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Sanctioned Russian cleric visits Bulgaria at the request of the Bulgarian Patriarch
SOFIA - Nikolai Balashov, a senior Russian Orthodox priest sanctioned by Ukraine and reportedly a former KGB colonel general, was granted entry into Bulgaria following the Patriarch’s invitation and ...
Indulge in a melting pot of history in the Bulgarian capital
Surrounded by mountains in the heart of the Balkans, Sofia’s strategic location made it a focus for invasion over the centuries.