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Russian Patriarch Cyril and Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte will discuss the status of the MOC
The status of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric will be the topic of the meeting between Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte and the Russian Patriarch Cyril, who is paying a visit to Sofia today and tomorrow to mark the 140th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule.
This was confirmed by Bulgarian Metropolitan Anthony in a statement on...
The Greek Church “is praying” for their sister BOC not to become the MOC’s mother church
The Holy Archaeological Synod of the Greek Church at yesterday’s meeting reviewed the BOC's decision to accept the request, as the statement said, "to the schismatic church" to assume the role of "mother church".
"On this occasion, the Holy Synod expresses concern, because of the fact of interference, with that decision, made by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the jurisdiction...
MOC: The BOC’s decision gives hope for a final solution to our autocephaly
The Holy Bishop's Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric (MOC-OA) expressed gratitude to the Bulgarian patriarch Neofit and to the members of the Holy Bishop's Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, who today came to the decision to accept to be the mother church of the MOC.
"The adopted decision of the BOC's BAP gives hope for...
The BOC has accepted to be the MOC’s mother church
The Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church - the Bulgarian Patriarchate accepted the request to be the mother church of the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOA) and to represent it in front of the local Orthodox churches.
The Synod of Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BOC) at today's sitting reviewed the letter from the Archbishop of MOC-OA, HH. Stefan, which was sent on...
Zaev and Borisov do not want to interfere – they encourage both churches to find a solution
Macedonian and Bulgarian Prime Ministers, Zoran Zaev and Boyko Borisov, today said they respect the secular character of their two countries and do not want to interfere in the work and cooperation of the two churches, but they can encourage them to find a solution in the spirit of good neighborly relations and friendship.
"I hope that it will come...
The MOC has requested that the Bulgarian Orthodox Church be their mother-church
The Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric, sent a letter to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church requesting that they be their mother church if they recognize the autonomy of the MOC-OA, reported Bulgarian National Television (BNT) on their show "Religion and Society".
The letter was sent on November 9th to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Church...
MOC’s Synod demands the preservation of the unitary form of the country and a census
The Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric (MOC-OA) has expressed great concern regarding the current situation of Macedonian society and calls for mutual respect, forgiveness, and responsibility.
The Synod of the MOC, through a statement after today's session is appealing to all political leaders to preserve the constitutional position of the Macedonian language on the territory of Macedonia, in accordance...
