Bulgaria has fewest priests per capita in Europe – survey
Bulgaria, where the majority of the population declare themselves to be Orthodox Christians but which also endured decades of officially
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Patriarch Neofit: Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on independence of Ukrainian church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s decision that Ukraine could have its own
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Romania referendum to change constitutional definition of marriage may be set to fail
A two-day referendum in Romania on changing the constitutional definition of marriage to narrow it to “the consensual marriage between
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Bulgarian PM meets church leaders, pledges pay rise for clerics of all religions
The Bulgarian government and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have agreed that controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act will be
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates 140th anniversary of the birth of Exarch Stefan
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church held celebrations on September 23 of the 140th anniversary of the birth of Exarch Stefan, who
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church underlines stance on Ohrid Archbishopric
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church held its own celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Ohrid Archbishopric on
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Varna Metropolitan opposes crematorium construction
The head of the Varna diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Yoan, has spoken out against the construction of
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolai speaks on Macedonian church controversy
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolai has become the latest Holy Synod member to speak out on the issue of
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church rejects invitation to 1000th anniversary of Ohrid Archbishopric
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, voted on May 14 to refuse an invitation from Archbishop Stefan
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