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Bells in Bulgarian churches to toll on November 11 to mark centenary of end of First World War

November 7, 2018November 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

At the invitation of the UK, Bulgaria will take part in an international initiative to mark the centenary of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has fewest priests per capita in Europe – survey

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgaria, where the majority of the population declare themselves to be Orthodox Christians but which also endured decades of officially

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Bulgaria 

Patriarch Neofit: Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on independence of Ukrainian church

October 19, 2018October 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Russia, Ukraine

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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Europe 

Romania referendum to change constitutional definition of marriage may be set to fail

October 7, 2018October 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Romania

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM meets church leaders, pledges pay rise for clerics of all religions

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

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

September 23, 2018September 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church held celebrations on September 23 of the 140th anniversary of the birth of Exarch Stefan, who

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church underlines stance on Ohrid Archbishopric

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church held its own celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Ohrid Archbishopric on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Varna Metropolitan opposes crematorium construction

June 1, 2018June 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Varna

The head of the Varna diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Yoan, has spoken out against the construction of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolai speaks on Macedonian church controversy

May 24, 2018May 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolai has become the latest Holy Synod member to speak out on the issue of

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