Surrounded by mountains in the heart of the Balkans, Sofia’s strategic location made it a focus for invasion over the ...

The bill of "Vazrazhdane" aims to restore the fundamental role of the Eastern Orthodox faith in preserving Bulgarian society throughout the centuries. The third political force noted that the only ...

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is one and indivisible, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said to MPs on January 9 ...

Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russia, follow the ancient Julien calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches around t ...

Bulgarians sing and dance while holding Bulgarian flag in the Lesnovska River during Epiphany Day celebrations in the town of Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Bulgarians sing and dance while holding Bulgarian flag in the Lesnovska River during Epiphany Day ...

While the churches in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania celebrate the feast on Jan. 6, Orthodox Churches in Russia, Ukraine and Serbia follow the Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany is celebrated ...

Seraphim Holland, a priest at the St Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKinney, Texas, has witnessed a surge of converts in recent years - James Breeden/Breeden Media LLC ...

In Europe and North America, the high costs of maintenance and declining use of sacred spaces have led to the abandonment of churches, shrines, and monasteries of significant architectural and ...

A woman reacts while leaving a Mass at the Bilbao Cathedral in Spain, March 24, 2023, where forgiveness was asked from victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. The Mass was ...

As of today, new fees for various Bulgarian documents have been introduced. For instance, the cost of obtaining an ID card has increased significantly. A regular ID card now costs 30 leva ...

As a Catholic feast day, Jan. 1 has historically brought various strands together. For a long time, it was called the “Circumcision of the Lord” because, on the octave day of Christmas and in ...