Pope Francis visited the Catholic community in the town of Rakovski (South Bulgaria). Hundreds of residents and guests welcomed the Holy Father Pope Francis will joyous greetings and cheers. After moments of free communication with the crowd, Pope..
On the second day of his visit to Bulgaria Pope Francis met with children from a refugee center in Sofia. The children welcomed Pope Francis with a special program. The Holy Father thanked them for the hospitality and the beautifully sung songs and..
Thousands of people from Bulgaria and abroad, bearing the flags of Bulgaria and of the Vatican gathered in St. Alexander I Square in the centre of Sofia for a holy mass presided over by Pope Francis. People from different denominations in..
In his traditional Sunday prayer Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven), this time recited in front of the St. Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia, Pope Francis pointed out that with the words “Christ is risen!” – “Truly, He is risen!”, Orthodox Christians..
Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte and members of the Holy Synod received Pope Francis at the Synodal Palace, remaining unyielding in their position that any form of liturgical celebration or common prayer is unacceptable as it is not allowed by the..
After being officially welcomed with state honours in front of the Presidency building in Sofia, Pope Francis held a closed-door meeting with President Rumen Radev. The Bulgarian President stated after the meeting that being the people of..
Pope Francis has arrived in Bulgaria on an Apostolic Visit. At Sofia airport he was welcomed by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. Today Pope Francis will meet with President Rumen Radev and with the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church..
In a video message to the Bulgarian people, two days before his arrival in Sofia, Pope Francis said that his visit to Bulgaria would be a pilgrimage of faith, unity and peace. In the address, the head of the Roman Catholic Church said his upcoming..
European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel was received in audience at the Vatican by Pope Francis. Mariya Gabriel and Pope Francis discussed topics related to the new technologies and the upholding of human values...
The Press Office of the Vatican published the programme of Pope Francis’s visit to Bulgaria and North Macedonia that will be held between May 5 and 7 this year. His Holiness Pope Francis will arrive in Sofia on May 5. He will deliver his first speech..