In 2019, Rakovski welcomed Pope Francis. The city was one of the stops of the Holy Father as part of his visit to Bulgaria. Today, the city is sad.
In the temple "Sacred Heart of Jesus" in 2019, 240 children from the entire Catholic community received their first communion from Pope Francis.
The residents of Rakovski describe the visit of Pope Francis to the city as the "event of the century" - a great joy.
You could read kindness in his eyes, recalls Mariela Hubinova. I also remember the message that Pope Francis sent to the largest Catholic community in Bulgaria at that time.
"I have always said not to fight, but even if you fight, it is normal. People get angry. Sometimes it happens that they fight more seriously. They even throw plates. But they have to make up by the end of the day. Don't end the day with a war, because the cold war the next day is much more dangerous," they recall in Rakovski.