Bulgaria’s church and country have long had a complex relationship with Russia. In the 19th century, the Russian Empire supported Bulgaria’s independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Bulgaria has a law securing religious freedom and immunity of worship to all religious sects. The Dunovisti make up a sect of 15,000 souls. For the last 21 years these Bulgarians, under the ...

<b>Sofia, Bulgaria</b> • Pope Francis told refugees Monday in Bulgaria’s showcase refugee center that they are bearing the “cross of humanity” as he pressed his call for the migrant ...

Bulgaria and Orthodox Church Cancellation of Louvre Exhibit is Classic Authoritarian Move This week has not been a very good one for the arts. Or history.

(RNS) — After three Russian Orthodox Church priests were expelled from Bulgaria on charges of espionage last month, their former church is at the center of a diplomatic rift between the Russian ...

Religion Displaced Ukrainians in Bulgaria are finding ways to mark Orthodox Easter April 22, 20224:40 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By ...

Bulgaria's Constitution provides for freedom of religion, however, the Government restricts this right in practice for some non-Orthodox religious groups, the yearly International Religious ...

The Ministry of Education and Science in Bulgaria has unveiled its plan for the new mandatory subject "Virtues and Religions," outlining three alternative curricula: "Religion - Orthodoxy ...

Believers attend an Orthodox mass for the 'sanctification of honey', at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin church in the town of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Monday, Feb.10, 2025, marking the the ...

During 500 years of Ottoman rule, Bulgarian Orthodoxy fell under control of the Patriarch in Istanbul, and all religion and education were taught in Greek.

Sofia, April 18, BTA/GNA – Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria observe Good Friday. On this day, the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. Good Friday is the day of ...

The meeting “The whole of religions and communities in Bulgaria – Public and diplomatic dimension”, organised by the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and attended by delegates of the ...