Patriarchate of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Orthodox Church refuses to take part in any services during Pope Francis’s visit
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body says that while a meeting between Patriarch Neofit and Pope Francis is possible during...
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Patriarch of Bulgaria backs debt waiver legislation
Meeting Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on March 11, the leaders of the country’s Muslims and Bulgarian Orthodox Church expressed their...
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Medvedev meets with Patriarch of Bulgaria
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has met with Patriarch of All Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia Neofit. The head of...
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The new Ukrainian Ambassador to Bulgaria met with Patriarch Neofit
Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria met with the new Ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria Vitaliy Moskalenko. The reason for Ambassador's visit...
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church deletes controversial opinion on National Strategy for the Child from website
A controversial opinion purported to be from the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod urging a ban on terminations of pregnancy,...
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Daniel of Vidin: The debate over Ukraine concerns the entire Orthodox Church
by Thanos Thanopoulos In an interview to Stbasil.center, Metropolitan Daniel of Vidin, of the Patriarchate of Bulgaria, referred to the...
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Bulgarian Church calls for religion to be a compulsory subject in schools
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, has called for a complete rewrite of the government’s National Strategy...
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Metropolitan Kipriyan of Stara Zagora: With Onufrii the Church will be united
by Thanos Thanopoulos Metropolitan Kipriyan of Stara Zagora, of the Patriarchate of Bulgaria, expressed his support for Metropolitan Onufrii and the...
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church denies deciding on independence of Ukrainian church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has rejected reports in Ukrainian media that its governing body has decided to support the autocephaly...
Read moreBulgarian Patriarch: ‘Macedonia’ church issue to await settlement on name
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will address the question of the autocephaly of the alleged "Church of Macedonia" after the process...
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Archbishop of Athens attends historic address by Cyprus President Christodoulides at Greek Parliament
Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens attended the historic address delivered by Nikos Christodoulides at the Hellenic Parliament on May...
Ecumenical Patriarch delivers address at Mass for Pope Leo XIV’s first Anniversary
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the Mass celebrated on the evening of Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Roman...
Albanian Government orders closure of Holy Cross School in Gjirokastër – What did the Church say (upd)
LAST UPDATE: 09:46 The Albanian government has ordered the closure of the private pre-university higher secondary educational institution "Holy...
Mount Athos delegation presents Icon of Virgin Mary to U.S. Ambassador in Athens
A delegation of monks from the Xenophontos Monastery, led by Abbot Elder Alexios, visited the Embassy of the United...
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Riley Barnes visits Ecumenical Patriarchate
A high-level delegation from the United States Department of State visited the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the...
Ecumenical Patriarch honors memory of Patriarch Germanos IV
On the feast day of Saint Germanos, Archbishop of Constantinople (715–730 AD), Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Balıklı Monastery,...
