Bulgarian parliament recognized Bulgarian Orthodox Church as the sole representative of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the country, after a new bill adopted by the parliament. The bill was ...

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 ...

Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria are observing the Day of Saint Haralambos, the patron saint of beekeepers. The traditional ...

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

Thousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the country’s ...

Worshipers gathered in a Bulgarian church on Monday (February 10) to light candles and say prayers on the day of the Orthodox patron saint of beekeepers, Haralampi. Priest Petar Stefanov explains his ...

Surrounded by mountains in the heart of the Balkans, Sofia’s strategic location made it a focus for invasion over the centuries.

Russian, Greek, Bulgarian and Serbian Orthodox churches each have between 400,000 and 500,000 members. However, the figures might be higher: the Serbian Orthodox Church has applied for recognition ...

The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, unanimously elected on February 9 Branitsa Bishop ...

This imposing Bulgarian Orthodox church was constructed in 1882 to honour the Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It can hold 5000 people inside and is the ...