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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan who had Covid-19 dead at 78

August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

A member of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body the Holy Synod, Metropolitan Amvrosiy of Dorostol, has died at the

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Bulgaria 

Orthodox Easter 2020: Scaled-down ‘holy fire’ ceremony in Jerusalem

April 18, 2020April 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

In an annual Easter ritual sacred to Orthodox Christians, the “holy fire” was distributed at the Church of the Holy

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s nationalist leader Siderov investigated for breaking emergency regulations

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus, Volen Siderov

The Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office has initiated an investigation into ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader and Sofia city councillor Volen Siderov

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 12 – From shared spoons to the euro zone

April 12, 2020April 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

April 12 saw the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rise by six to a total of 675,

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Bulgaria 

Easter 2020: Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s flight to fetch ‘Holy Fire’ cancelled

April 9, 2020April 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

A flight on a Bulgarian government aircraft to Israel to fetch the “Holy Fire” – a key part of Eastern

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s coronavirus crisis staff chief on Easter 2020: Do not go to church

April 4, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

The head of Bulgaria’s crisis staff against Covid-19, Major-General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, has issued a strong call to the country’s Orthodox

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Orthodox Church to hold Easter 2020 services outside churches

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will hold its 2020 Palm Sunday and Easter services outside churches, it emerged after a meeting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: No lockdown order for now

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has ruled out for now a formal order for people to stay at home as

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Fuel stations in Bulgaria close toilets to public

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Oil and Gas Association said on March 17 that fuel stations would close toilets to the public, have

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