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Bulgarian and Romanian hierarchs commemorate departed Bulgarian Metropolitan Ambrose on his 40th day

On August 18, His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrose of Dorostol of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church reposed in the Lord at the age of 78 after becoming infected with the coronavirus. On Saturday, September 26, hierarchs of both the Bulgarian and Romanian Churches came together at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Silistra, Bulgaria, to commemorate Met.…

Sep 30, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

President Radev: Zographou Monastery Has Safeguarded Bulgarian Spirituality for Over 1,000 Years

President Rumen Radev joined celebrations of the feast of the Zographou Monastery, the Bulgarian monastery in Mount Athos, on November 16. Hundreds of pilgrims from Bulgaria and the Balkans flocked to the place for the occasion, the BTA reports citing President’s Press Secretariat. Radev said: “The Zographou Monastery is one of the most cherished and…

Nov 26, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Grandpa Dobri has reposed in the Lord aged 103

The website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church announced that Elder Dobri Dobrev, known around the world for his great love and sacrifice of charity to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and people, has reposed in the Lord. He was 103 years old. “We regret to report that Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev (Grandpa Dobri), loved by all, reposed in the…

Feb 14, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Historic Iron Church in Istanbul reopens after restoration

Turkey’s president and the Bulgarian prime minister have unveiled the historic Iron Church in Istanbul after a seven-year restoration project. In Sunday’s opening ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the 120-year-old Sveti Stefan Church remains the “single example” of a church built on an iron skeleton. The cross-shaped Bulgarian church was built on the…

Jan 9, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian-Bulgarian Concelebration | Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte presides over Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Romanian Church in Sofia

Sunday His Beatitude Neophyte, Patriarch of Bulgaria, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church in Sofia. According to mitropolia-sofia.org, concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included: His Eminence Teodosie, Archbishop of Tomis, His Grace Gerasimos of Melnik, secretary of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, His Grace Tikhon of…

Jun 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu