Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

The Minister of Justice: State may take action on closed temple

Атанас Славов
Photo: BGNES

 "It is unacceptable for the Russian state, in the person of Ambassador Mitrofanova, to close a temple, moreover that it is under the jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Patriarch and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church," Bulgaria's Justice Minister wrote on Facebook, adding that "in this way, Ambassador Mitrofanova prevents all of us from offering our prayers and from worshipping the relics of St. Seraphim of Sofia the Wonderworker." This is how Minister Atanas Slavov commented on the Russian Embassy's decision to close the St. Nicholas The Miracle-Maker Church after Sofia expelled three of its priests accused of spying for Moscow. 
Minister Slavov described what happened as "canonical autocracy". He assumed that the state might take measures because of the closed capital church. 
According to Metropolitan Kyprian, Russian Patriarch Kirill, who is about to send a new representative of his church to the country, is likely to decide when the church will be opened. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Nikolay Markov

"Velichie" parliamentary group collapses, the Atlantic Council calls for the formation of government

The Atlantic Council of Bulgaria has called on all "Euro-Atlantic-oriented MPs" to support the proposed GERB-SDS cabinet. If PP - DB do not wish to vote for the proposed cabinet, they can make its formation possible by not..

published on 7/3/24 8:45 AM

The National Assembly to vote on the government proposed by GERB-SDS

Today, the National Assembly will vote on the new government proposed by GERB-SDS. On Monday, upon receiving the first exploratory mandate, the largest parliamentary force, GERB-SDS, announced the lineup of the cabinet headed by Prime..

published on 7/3/24 7:05 AM

Burgas hosts an exhibition entitled ''The Buckles – a Universe of Signs''

The exhibition "The Buckles – a Universe of Signs" by the Ruse Regional Museum of History is visiting Burgas. The exposition, which will be opened today at 5:30 pm at the Ethnographic Museum on 69 Slavyanska Street, features over thirty samples of..

published on 7/3/24 6:10 AM