Church raided by OCU in Zadubrivka
Raiders tear down a plaque from the wall of a church in Zadubrivka. Photo: a video screenshot of the Telegram channel of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy (UOC)
Activists of the OCU have seized St. Michael’s Church in the village of Zadubrivka, reports the press service of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy of the UOC. This happened right at the time of the funeral of a soldier who died at the front.
As agreed by the communities of the two denominations, OCU "priests" conducted a "funeral service" in front of the church.
A group of raiders in balaclavas cut down the side door of the temple leading to the altar and stormed inside with a red and black flag. During the seizure, the OCU supporters beat parishioners. The police, who had been called by UOC worshippers, did not arrive.
"The OCU spits on Ukrainian warriors, the warriors are not people for them, but only an angle grinder or a battering ram with which to break down the door of a temple," the press service of the eparchy stressed. “The body of the hero, an AFU soldier, is lying in front of the temple like trash, the OCU is busy embezzling Christian property and being foul-mouthed!"
As reported, in February the parish in Zadubrivka celebrated four years of around-the-clock prayer for the church.
Read also
18th-century gates of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra presented in London
State art historians have identified masterpieces by Kyiv goldsmiths in London.
In mosque, OCU "bishop" and DESS experts dine at iftar during Ramadan
At an iftar in Kyiv, authors of expert assessments against the UOC were awarded Islamic orders in the presence of the deputy head of DESS and a "hierarch" of Dumenko's structure.
Shevchuk tells Budanov of UGCC’s “state-building role”
The head of the Uniates told the head of the Presidential Office that his Church was ready to partner with the state and presented him with a book on the work of special services in the Church.
Authorities decline to disclose Ukraine’s population size
The State Statistics Service acknowledged that it has up-to-date population estimates for the country, but has decided not to make them public.
Lithuanian govt vows to protect Orthodox Church from Russian intelligence
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has called for curbing the influence of Russian intelligence services on the Church, while an adviser to President Nausėda warned against labeling the entire structure a security threat.
During Ramadan, Patriarch Theodoros hosts Islamic iftar at his residence
Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria hosted a meal for Muslim workers breaking their fast in the courtyard of the Patriarchate and thanked a sheikh for his “brotherhood.”