Svetlozar Eldarov

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in the small town that will host a liturgy by the Pontiff. Photo: Martin Dimitrov/BIRN.

Anticipating a very important guest:

At least 1,000 people flocked to the church for the Easter liturgy - but that is nothing compared to what will happen in a fortnight, when the church will host none other than Pope Francis himself.

After the Macedonian authorities found a mass grave last week near the village of Zajas, believed to date from the Second Balkan War in 1913, various reports have appeared in Bulgarian media claiming that the remains discovered belong to ethnic Bulgarians who rioted against the Serbs at the time.