Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Today Bulgaria Celebrates St. George Day
On this date (May 6), Bulgaria celebrates the Holy Martyr George the Victorious each year.
He is one of the most revered saints, a martyr of Christ's faith in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Bulgaria Celebrates St. Lazar's Day
Today, on March 31th the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the traditional St. Lazar's Day, known here as Lazarovden.
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National Blood Donation Campaign Will Take Place on the Bulgarian Palm Sunday
On April 1, 2018 (Sunday), on the day of the Christian feast of Palm Sunday (Tsvetnitsa), a spring campaign for voluntary blood donation will be held nationwide for the 15th time under the slogan "Light a candle, donate blood, give life now!".
Bulgaria PM Attends Macedonian Holocaust Memorial
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov joined his Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Zaev, in Skopje on Monday to commemorate the deportation and extermination of the Jewish people from the territory of today's Macedonia in the Nazi concentration camp of Treblinka in 1943.
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Bulgaria Scraps Plan to Ratify Women's Violence Convention
On the eve of International Women's day, Bulgaria's government on Wednesday voted to withdraw its January 3 decision to send the Council of Europe's convention on preventing and combating violence against women, known as the Istanbul Convention, to parliament for ratification.
Russia's Patriarch Kirill Arrives on a Three Day Visit to Bulgaria
Russia's Patriarch Kirill arrives in Bulgaria on 2nd of March on a three-day visit. His visit is at the invitation of the Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte and the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, as the Russian Patriarch will participate in the celebrations dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule.
President Rumen Radev Left for a Visit to the Republic of Macedonia
President Rumen Radev will make a two-day official visit to the Republic of Macedonia two days after the entry into force of the Neighborhood and Friendship Agreement between the two countries.
Petition Against the Istanbul Convetion in ''Sveta Nedelya'' Church in Sofia
In the metropolitan church of ''Sveta Nedelya'', a petition is collected against the adoption of the so-called " Istanbul Convention, reported BGNES.
The Istanbul Convention has become one of the main topics of Bulgarian society since the beginning of the new 2018. The opinion of society, experts and political parties is different.
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors on February 1, the Day of Saint Trifon
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors on Thursday, February 1, the Day of Saint Trifon, the patron of vine-growers, wine-producers and tavern-keepers.
The holiday is widely known in Bulgaria as Trifon Zarezan - from the Bulgarian verb "zariazvam" meaning to prune vines.
Historic Bulgarian church in Istanbul to reopen on Jan 7 after seven-year restoration
A 120-year-old Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Istanbul is set to reopen on Jan. 7 following extensive renovation works.