Orthodox priests sing and pray during a mass for the 'sanctification of honey' around honey jars with candles arranged in ...

Forty years ago, the communist authorities in Bulgaria began a brutal repression of the country's ethnic Turkish community. The Revival Process aimed to forcibly change Turkish names to Slavic ones, ...

The so-called Nostradamus of the Balkans, Baba Vanga, left some chilling predictions for 2025, and some are already coming ...

This mountain city in Bulgaria is known as the Machu Picchu of Europe but is less crowded and easier to get to, while still full of ancient mysteries.

in addition to their religious mission, also engage in charitable, social and educational activities. We also discover how the BOC interacts with institutions and other Christian communities in ...

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In this, Alexander preserves Persia’s Zoroastrian religion. Briant says the book ... perched on a hilltop, in Bulgaria is said to be the legendary Oracle of Dionysus, where Alexander is said ...

Religious relics typically are objects associated ... Bones discovered in 2010 on the Bulgarian island of Sveti Ivan, which translates to St. John, were tested and appear to be from a 1st-century ...

Greek Easter is the most important religious and cultural celebration in Greece. In 2025, Greek Easter is celebrated on the ...

(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria pays his respects to the late Archbishop ... Durres and All Albania as people pay their respects during a religious ceremony, a day before his ...