Answering a question what the attitude of the Bulgarian church should be to the church of North Macedonia, the Bulgarian Patriarch said, in an interview with public service TV BNT, that the Holy Synod has a decision from the end of 2022. “We approved a decision at the council of bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church by force of which they grant autocephalous status to the Orthodox church of North Macedonia. The archbishop of the Orthodox Church of North Macedonia has been included in the diptych which the Bulgarian patriarch mentions during every divine liturgy as head of one of the local churches. At the moment they are an independent church and we have recognized this and we serve together, and that is the church’s way of resolving a problem – admitting our mistake and asking for forgiveness,” Patriarch Daniil said. “From the principle of humanism, we shall side with all people and shall not allow any division into “-philes” and “-phobes”, he said in answer to a question whether he is on the side of Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Most of the country will be cloudy on Thursday . Showers will occur in the afternoon in the south-west and in isolated places in the north-east. Minimum temperatures will range from 9°C in the west to 15°C in the east, 12°C in Sofia. Highs will be..
The Council of Ministers has granted the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant a derogation from the European regulation on restrictive measures in light of Russia's actions in Ukraine. With this derogation, Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant and its largest..
At today’s meeting, the Council of Ministers approved the opening of a consulate of Namibia in Bulgaria, headed by an honorary consular official based in Sofia. Bulgarian Mihail Mihaylov will take on the role of honorary consular official. He served..
Sofia’s urban subway system has proved to be among the most liked in Europe. The Sofia Metro was ranked the second best in Europe,..
Gorna Oryahovitsa will host a review of amateur creativity and a Festival of military brass bands of the Ground Forces. From September..
On Wednesday there will be scattered clouds, which will thicken up in the afternoon. In the Balkan Mountain and the massifs in..
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