Today Orthodox Christians mark the day of the Holy Cross called in Bulgaria “Krastovden”. The Orthodox Church pays homage to the Holy Cross of Jesus Christ with a water blessing ceremony.

Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria celebrate the day of the Holy Cross on September 14. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency Monday, September 14 is Holy Cross Day , one of the most important and solemn ...

While the churches in Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Romania celebrate the feast on Jan. 6, Orthodox Churches in Russia and Serbia follow the Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany is ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria – Thousands of young men are plunging into icy rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in an old ritual marking the feast of Epiphany. By ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Pope Francis’s drive to champion migrants and improve relations between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches got a cold reception in Bulgaria on Monday. A Bulgarian ...

Sofia, April 18, BTA/GNA – Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria observe Good Friday. On this day, the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. Good Friday is the day of ...

Every year on January 6, hundreds of Bulgarian men mark the Epiphany feast by dancing to folk tunes in the icy water of the Tundzha River, in the town of Kalofer. Part of the ritual includes a ...

Hundreds of people, officials and Orthodox Church clergy attend the solemn holy liturgy and funeral service for Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia ...