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 ...

Though the church is fully separate from the state, its constitution names Eastern Orthodoxy as the “Traditional religion of the Republic of Bulgaria,” and 85% of Bulgaria’s 6.5 million ...

“In Bulgaria, Orthodox Christianity, alongside linguistic and other cultural ties, is often an important source of pro-Russian sentiment, even if the Bulgarian church has been quite divided over ...

Banov’s announcement followed objections from the Episcopal Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (the country’s highest religious body) and nationalists from Bulgaria’s ruling right-wing coalition, ...

Sofia, Bulgaria • 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-skeptic ...

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 ...

St. Ivan found God in the mountains, in caves, and the hollows of trees. Born in the late 9th century, the patron saint of Bulgaria retreated from secular life at age 25 and he never returned. He ...

Displaced Ukrainians in Bulgaria are finding ways to mark Orthodox Easter This weekend is Orthodox Easter, a holiday celebrated in Ukraine. Millions are fleeing the Russian invasion right now, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...