Visit of Patriarch of Bulgaria concluded with the Divine Liturgy (VIDEO+PHOTOS) | Orthodox Times (en)

Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel Visits the Phanar - No Recognition of Ukrainian Schismatics

EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). During a joint Divine Liturgy at the Phanar on December 26, Patriarch Bartholomew commemorated the head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in the diptychs of the Constantinople Patriarchate, in the presence of Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria. This commemoration did not involve OCU representatives or concelebration and does not signal any change in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s position, which continues to withhold …

Visit of Patriarch of Bulgaria concluded with the Divine Liturgy (VIDEO+PHOTOS) | Orthodox Times (en)

On the Sunday after the Nativity of Christ, Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria and the delegation accompanying him participated prayerfully in the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Stephen, located in the San Stefano (Yeşilköy) district of Constantinople, the parish church of the Metropolis of Derkoi of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Archimandrite Haralampiy (Nichev) together with deacons. In his address, Patriarch…