SOFIA, Bulgaria – The Bulgarian Orthodox Church on Friday pulled out of a meeting due later this month that is meant to bring together leaders of all the world's Orthodox churches for the first time ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Many who opposed Daniil, the new Patriarch of All Bulgaria, worry that his election represents a sharp turn away from the policies of his predecessor, Neophyte I, who is remembered as ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Neophyte I, patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, has died at the age of 78 after a long illness, the church announced Wednesday (March 13). According to the statement, his ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — The Bulgarian Orthodox Church on Friday pulled out of a meeting due later this month that is meant to bring together leaders of all the world’s Orthodox churches for the first time ...

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church, which is famous for its long-lasting ties with Russia, has elected their new Patriarch, 52-year-old Daniil who openly supported the full-scale Russian invasion of ...

SOFIA (Reuters) - The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has taken a step towards possible eventual recognition of Macedonia's Orthodox Church, a rapprochement that echoes a warming of relations between the ...

SOFIA, March 11 (Reuters) - The leader of Bulgaria's main Orthodox Church said on Wednesday it would continue to hold all traditional services ahead of Easter despite the coronavirus outbreak as they ...

SOFIA (Reuters) – Clad in protective masks and gloves, a few dozen pious Orthodox Christians prayed for health on Sunday at the Bulgarian capital Sofia’s expansive Saint Nedelya Cathedral, in one of ...

The Bulgarian Jewish Community in Israel has called for the Orthodox Church to get a Nobel Prize for saving thousands of Jewish lives during World War II. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchy The Bulgarian ...

Bulgaria's predominant Orthodox Church has ordered its clergy not to take part in prayers or services with the pope when he visits the country in early May. "The invitation to Pope Francis comes from ...

A council of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has elected Metropolitan Daniil of Vidin as the church's new patriarch. The election by 69 of 138 delegates puts a man seen as a pro-Russian who is close to ...

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church on Monday announced its opposition to a treaty to reduce violence against women and promote gender equality, Reuters reports. The treaty, known as the Istanbul Convention ...