ПРОГРАМИ
en de ru fr es sr gr al tr ro
Podcast in English
Share
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

The fate of the Russian Church in Sofia will be decided by the Russian Orthodox Church 

Руската църква
Photo: Ани Петрова

Citizens gathered in front of the Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker, widely known as the Russian Church, in Sofia to express their dissatisfaction with its closing. 

"The Russian temple, which for many years was a place of common prayer for Russians and Bulgarians, will now be closed," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said after the Bulgarian authorities decided to expel the church's head and two Belarusian priests. This was done on the grounds that the clerics posed a threat to national security. 

Meanwhile, the Minister of Military Affairs, Todor Tagarev, said that the services had compelling information that the three were serving Moscow's geopolitical interests. "There is a SANS report that shows that they are carrying out actions that are not consistent with their status in Bulgaria," Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said. 

"The Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker will at this stage cease its activities, its further fate will be decided by the Russian Orthodox Church," reads a message on the Facebook page of the Russian Embassy in the country.

Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova told Russia-24 online live TV channel that the Bulgarian Ambassador to Russia Atanas Kristin will be summoned at the Russian Foreign Ministry over the expulsion of the three priests. "I think that no one will take mirror actions with regard to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Moscow. We are not barbarians," Mitrofanova said.

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.
Radio Bulgaria News    Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker Eleonora Mitrofanova Maria Zakharova the Russian Church Todor Tagarev

More from category

Bulgarian military to train Ukrainian soldiers

The caretaker government has allowed the Bulgarian military to train Ukrainian soldiers on the territory of NATO member states. The reasoning states that with this decision Bulgaria expresses its support forUkraine, upholds Euro-Atlantic values and..

published on 8/7/24 5:53 PM
MPs Toshko Yordanov, ITN (left), and Kostadin Kostadinov, Vazrazhdane (right), at the Parliamentary sitting - 7 August 2024

Bulgarian Parliament bans non-traditional sexual propaganda in schools

After more than three hours of heated debate, the Bulgarian Parliament has banned propaganda, promotion or incitement, directly or indirectly, of ideas or views related to non-traditional sexual orientation and/or the definition of gender identity other..

published on 8/7/24 5:43 PM

Sunny weather expected on Thursday

It will be sunny on Thursday . There will be light and moderate easterly winds. The lowest temperatures will range from 13°C to 20°C, for Sofia 13°C. Daytime highs will range from 29°C to 37°C, for Sofia 31°C. Sunny weather is in the forecast for..

published on 8/7/24 5:20 PM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Partly Cloudy
Min: 18 | Max: 33
Partly Cloudy
Min: 23 | Max: 31
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 22 | Max: 30
Clear
Min: 15 | Max: 35
Partly Cloudy
Min: 20 | Max: 33
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 19 | Max: 33
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 17 | Max: 31
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Min: 20 | Max: 31
Partly Cloudy
Min: 20 | Max: 33
Partly Cloudy
Min: 17 | Max: 33
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 18 | Max: 34
Partly Cloudy
Min: 20 | Max: 34
Partly Cloudy
Min: 21 | Max: 34
Partly Cloudy
Min: 17 | Max: 30
Partly Cloudy
Min: 19 | Max: 34
Partly Cloudy
Min: 21 | Max: 36
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 18 | Max: 31
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 19 | Max: 35
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 20 | Max: 33
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 19 | Max: 32
Partly Cloudy
Min: 12 | Max: 29
Partly Cloudy
Min: 20 | Max: 31
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 19 | Max: 34
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 18 | Max: 31
Partly Cloudy
Min: 21 | Max: 34
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Min: 18 | Max: 31
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 19 | Max: 33
BULGARIA IN PICTURES
Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?
Yasen Gyuzelev
Theodore Ushev
Christo Javacheff - Christo
Ilia Peikov
Lika Yanko

BULGARIANS ABROAD

Български English Русский Deutsch Српски Français Ελληνικά Español Shqip Türkçe Română
MOST VIEWED

Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva is the new caretaker Premier of Bulgaria

President Rumen Radev appointed Bulgarian National Audit Office Vice-President Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva as the next caretaker Premier. The..

published on 8/9/24 11:14 AM

President Rumen Radev holds talks with US Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner David Wright

Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev has met in the presidency with David Wright - commissioner of the US Nuclear Regulation Commission, who is on a..

published on 8/8/24 5:45 PM

Consumer confidence and willingness to spend money is growing

Consumer confidence rose by 5.6 points in July, according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics. According to consumers, the general..

published on 8/8/24 2:23 PM

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

Общи условия за използване на сайта | Политика за поверителност | Политика за "бисквитки"