Hundreds of Sofia citizens gathered in the Alexander Nevski Cathedral, where Bishop Joseph, Bulgaria's bishop for the US, Canada and Australia led a mass in the absence of the country's Patriarch Maxim. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)
Hundreds of Sofia citizens gathered in the Alexander Nevski Cathedral, where Bishop Joseph, Bulgaria's bishop for the US, Canada and Australia led a mass in the absence of the country's Patriarch Maxim.
Maxim, who was just released from a long stay in hospital, will congratulate the Bulgarians in a TV address.
The Holy Synod decided that a prayer for the five nurses jailed in Libya was added to the traditional Christmas service.