President Radev quotes Patriarch Neophyte: Faith in the good must unite us and strengthen us as a peoples

“I still remember how he blessed me at the beginning of my first presidential campaign. I will never forget his words that faith in the good should unite us and strengthen us as a nation," Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said on March 16 in response to a question about what he remembers from his meeting with Patriarch Neophyte.

He spoke to journalists before entering "St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral" to attend the funeral service of the late Bulgarian Patriarch.

Liturgical procession escorted Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria to his final resting place (video)

Bulgarians pay last respects to Patriarch Neophyte (photos, video)