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10 January 2024

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Sviatoslav Shevchuk, is participating in the divine liturgy at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on Epiphany in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 6, 2024.

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10 November 2023

The new head, appointed by the Russian Patriarch - Archpriest Vladimir Tishchuk, served a prayer together with the three Bulgarian priests appointed by His Holiness the Bulgarian in the Church of St. Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on 11 November 2023. The Russian ambassador in Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova was also present at the church service. The Church was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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10 November 2023

The new head, appointed by the Russian Patriarch - Archpriest Vladimir Tishchuk, served a prayer together with the three Bulgarian priests appointed by His Holiness the Bulgarian in the Church of St. Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on 11 November 2023. The Russian ambassador in Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova was also present at the church service. The Church was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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10 November 2023

The new head, appointed by the Russian Patriarch - Archpriest Vladimir Tishchuk, served a prayer together with the three Bulgarian priests appointed by His Holiness the Bulgarian in the Church of St. Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on 11 November 2023. The Russian ambassador in Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova was also present at the church service. The Church was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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10 November 2023

The new head, appointed by the Russian Patriarch - Archpriest Vladimir Tishchuk, served a prayer together with the three Bulgarian priests appointed by His Holiness the Bulgarian in the Church of St. Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on 11 November 2023. The Russian ambassador in Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova was also present at the church service. The Church was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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10 November 2023

The Russian ambassador in Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova in front of Church of St. Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia after Church service, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on 11 November 2023. at the church service. The Church was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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10 November 2023

The Russian ambassador in Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova in front of Church of St. Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia after Church service, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on 11 November 2023. at the church service. The Church was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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10 November 2023

The Russian ambassador in Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova in front of Church of St. Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia after Church service, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on 11 November 2023. at the church service. The Church was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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24 September 2023

Citizens in front of the Church of St.Nicholas Mirlikiyski in Sofia, also known as the Russian Church in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 24, 2023, demand that the church be opened. It was closed after Bulgarian authorities expelled the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vasian, and two Belarusian priests and accused them of serving Russia's geopolitical interests.

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