The earthly remains of Patriarch Neophyte were met with the tolling of mourning bells at the Metropolitan Church of St. Marina in Sofia , where the clergy of the Diocese of Sofia had assembled. Many lay people had gathered to bid His Holiness a last..
In the capital city's St Sophia Church, at 5pm, an archbishop's memorial service will be held in memory of Deacon Ignatius, the Apostle of Bulgarian Freedom, Vasil Levski. (Levski took this name when he entered the St. Spas Monastery in Sopot - ed.). As..
Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov has called for the dismissal of two senior police officers in Stara Zagora. This follows an incident in late 2023 in Stara Zagora in which 58-year-old former national wrestling champion Pavel Penev died after being chased..
Bulgarian artist Stavri Kalinov passed away at the age of 78. "Stavri Kalinov, one of the most popular figures in contemporary Bulgarian art, has left us. We bow to his memory," the Union of Bulgarian Artists wrote on its Facebook page, describing him as..
“We have to do our best to do away with the feeling of impunity people behind the wheel have, and seek measures that are going to be painful for the offenders,” said Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov after a meeting he convened to discuss the problems..
The first-instance court has found Georgi Semredjiev guilty of the grave road accident on a central Sofia boulevard in July 2022, in which two young women died. Semerdzhiev received 20 years in prison on the following charges - recklessly causing..
25 is the number of new Covid-19 cases out of 643 tests performed in the country in the past day, a positivity rate of 4%, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show. The highest number of new infections is in Sofia - 10, in Ruse – 3, in..
36 is the number of new Covid-19 cases out of 730 tests performed in the country in the past day, 10 down from the previous day. More than 80.5% of the new infections are among the unvaccinated. The positivity rate is close to 5%, Single..
Master illustrator Lyuben Zidarov passed away on January 3, 2023 before he turned 100 , the Union of Bulgarian Artists reports. "We say goodbye to one of the brightest personalities in Bulgarian art over the past century," the union said. Zidarov..
British Ambassador to Bulgaria Rob Dixon stated his hope that the good traditions established by Queen Elizabeth II will continue. He said she had been a pillar of support, a pillar of the nation and a part of the life of her people for 70..
