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Orthodox Easter 2019: Bishop from N Macedonia thanks Bulgaria for ‘brotherly love’

April 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

In a historic first, a bishop from the “Macedonian Orthodox Church” flew on a Bulgarian government aircraft to Jerusalem to

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Bulgaria 

Stormy weather: Drenching rain, hailstorms in Bulgaria at Orthodox Easter 2019

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

Three flights were redirected from Sofia Airport to Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas on April 27 as

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Bulgaria 

‘Holy fire’ appears at Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem as Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

April 27, 2019April 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

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 

Bulgaria’s government approves additional 20.7M leva subsidy for Orthodox church, Muslims

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet approved on April 24 an additional 20.7 million leva (about 10.5 million euro) in

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Bulgaria 

Notre-Dame fire: Bulgarian Orthodox Church expresses ‘deepest support’ for the French people

April 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Neofit said on April 18 that the church had learnt with a broken heart about

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Bulgaria 

Orthodox Easter 2019: N Macedonia bishop to go with Bulgarian delegation to Jerusalem to fetch ‘Holy Fire’

April 4, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

A bishop from the “Macedonian Orthodox Church” will accompany a Bulgarian Orthodox Church delegation to Jerusalem at Easter 2019 to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church refuses to take part in any services during Pope Francis’s visit

April 3, 2019April 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

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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Bulgaria 

Leaders of Bulgaria’s Muslims, Orthodox Christians back debt waiver legislation

March 11, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

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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Bulgaria 

Vatican announces full programme of Pope Francis’s May 2019 visit to Bulgaria

March 7, 2019May 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The Vatican announced on March 7 the full programme of the visit by Pope Francis to Bulgaria, confirmed for May

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