Christian Belief: Pope to beatify Bulgarian Catholic priests.

Pope to beatify Bulgarian Catholic priests.

Posted by N on April 27, 2002, 7:39:39

Pope to beatify Bulgarian Catholic priests.
AP
26 April 2002
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope John Paul II has signed a decree to beatify and declare as martyrs three Bulgarian Catholic priests slain by communists in 1952, the state news agency BTA reported Friday.
Bishop Hristo Proikov of Bulgaria told BTA the pontiff would officially announce the beatifications the last step before raising someone to sainthood during his visit next month to this predominantly Orthodox Christian country.
The three include Kamen Vichev, Iosafat Shishkov and Pavel Dzhidzhov Bulgarian Catholic clergymen who were executed after being convicted by a communist court of espionage.
They were close to Evgeni Bosilkov, Bulgaria's Catholic leader at the time, who was sentenced to death in the same trial. The pope beatified Bosilkov five years ago.
Calls to Catholic leaders in Bulgaria went unanswered Friday.

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--Previous Message-- : Pope to beatify Bulgarian Catholic priests. : : AP : : 26 April 2002 : : SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope John Paul II has signed a decree to : beatify and declare as martyrs three Bulgarian Catholic priests : slain by communists in 1952, the state news agency BTA reported : Friday. : : Bishop Hristo Proikov of Bulgaria told BTA the pontiff would : officially announce the beatifications the last step before : raising someone to sainthood during his visit next month to this : predominantly Orthodox Christian country. : : The three include Kamen Vichev, Iosafat Shishkov and Pavel : Dzhidzhov Bulgarian Catholic clergymen who were executed : after being convicted by a communist court of espionage. : : They were close to Evgeni Bosilkov, Bulgaria's Catholic leader : at the time, who was sentenced to death in the same trial. The : pope beatified Bosilkov five years ago. : : Calls to Catholic leaders in Bulgaria went unanswered Friday. : : :

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