Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria are observing the Day of Saint Haralambos, the patron saint of beekeepers. The traditional ...

Worshipers gathered in a Bulgarian church on Monday (February 10) to light candles and say prayers on the day of the Orthodox patron saint of beekeepers, Haralampi. Priest Petar Stefanov explains his ...

Orthodox priests sing and pray during a mass for the 'sanctification of honey' around honey jars with candles arranged in ...

Believers attend an Orthodox mass for the 'sanctification of honey', at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin church in the ...

A final goodbye to a ‘vibrant, special and warm’ son, brother and friend was paid to a Co Waterford man who lost his life ...

SOFIA - Nikolai Balashov, a senior Russian Orthodox priest sanctioned by Ukraine and reportedly a former KGB colonel general, was granted entry into Bulgaria following the Patriarch’s invitation and ...

One such place is the abandoned medieval town-fortress of Cherven in Bulgaria. Located about 30 kilometres south of Ruse within the national park of Rusenski Los, it is easy to access by car and ...

Bulgarian parliament recognized Bulgarian Orthodox Church as the sole representative of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the country, after a new bill adopted by the parliament. The bill was ...

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the sole representative of the country’s traditional Eastern Orthodox Christianity and it alone may use the term “Orthodox” in its name, Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on ...

(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria pays his respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A 29-year-old man from Ireland died on Wednesday from injuries sustained the ...

Biser Dzhambazov has pleaded guilty to espionage charges (Met Police/PA) A UK-based spy ring had connections in the “highest echelons” of the Bulgarian government, a court has heard.