SOFIA, Bulgaria, May 25 -- Pope John Paul II made a pilgrimage to one of Bulgaria's holiest sites today, visiting a 1,000-year-old monastery in the southern town of Rila in an effort to end a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the well-preserved remains of a lost church that is thought to have once formed part of a medieval monastery. The church and monastery, located in the municipality of ...

The Thursday before Orthodox Easter, or Holy Thursday, the Bachkovo Monastery made their traditional preparations by dying about 5,000 Easter eggs in various colors at the monastery’s kitchen. (April ...

Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church. His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic ...