UOC Primate donates COVID-19 control equipment to Kiev hospital
His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine handed over the medical equipment for the fight against coronavirus. Photo: news.church.ua
On March 30, 2020, the Primate of the UOC, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine, handed over an artificial respiration apparatus and personal protective equipment for medical workers of the Alexander City Clinical Hospital in Kyiv, reports the UOC Information and Education Department.
This equipment necessary for the fight against COVID-19 was donated to the Church by MP Vadim Novinsky’s International Charity Fund.
Honoured Doctor of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences Olga Golubovskaya, Head of the Infectious Diseases Department (Chair) of of the A. A. Bogomolets National Medical University, Head of the Infectious Diseases Department Lyudmila Menova and Head of the Resuscitation Department Alexey Kutsenko arrived at the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra to meet with the Primate.
His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry told doctors about the attitude of the UOC to the situation around the coronavirus and the sacrificial service of clergy and medical personnel in quarantine. He wished all the doctors God’s help in their ministry and blessed them.
Golubovskaya thanked the Primate for a valuable gift and spoke about the state of affairs in the hospitals of the city and about the forms of COVID-19.
Earlier, the Primate of the UOC addressed believers in connection with the coronavirus and urged them to be patient. He also said that temples would remain open during quarantine and explained to sick people how they could pray at home.
Read also
Priests and laity of Rivne Eparchy donate blood for children with cancer
In Rivne, the UOC clergy and laity have donated blood for children undergoing treatment for cancer.
Kyiv seminary students meet with People’s Artist Larisa Kadochnikova
Students of Kyiv’s theological schools spoke with the legend of Ukrainian cinema, who shared her memories of filming "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors".
Bancheny Monastery reports provocation
The UOC monastery in Bancheny has reported a provocation by unidentified individuals.
Romanian Church to hold joint prayer for peace in Ukraine
On the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine, special prayers for an end to the hostility will be offered in all churches of the Romanian Patriarchate, both in the country and abroad.
Armenian bishops call on authorities to stop Church persecution
At a meeting in Austria, hierarchs of the Armenian Apostolic Church reaffirmed their faithfulness to Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians and called on the authorities to stop the persecution of the clergy.
Italian media: Ukrainian authorities persecute the country’s largest confession
The Italian outlet L’Identità reported on mass searches, the arrests of clergy, and the ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which it describes as the largest Church in Ukraine.