Parishioners of the cathedral in Bila Tserkva pray outside the fence
Divine service near the fence of the UOC Cathedral in Bila Tserkva. Photo: UOJ
Believers of the Cathedral of the Bila Tserkva eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church celebrate services on the street near their temple.
The video, which got at the disposal of the UOJ, shows that priests and deacons, together with several dozen parishioners of the UOC Cathedral in Bila Tserkva, are performing a service outside the fence of their church, seized by representatives of the OCU.
Law enforcement officials are also present at the scene.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that OCU supporters seized the cathedral in Bila Tserkva with the assistance of the police. The police themselves used tear gas against the believers of the UOC.
Read also
Most Britons oppose abortions, poll finds
The survey found that 62% of UK residents support legal protection for unborn children from the moment their heartbeat is first detected.
Annual academic conference opens at Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary
The fifteenth annual conference was dedicated to the anniversaries of Prince Vasyl-Kostiantyn Ostrožský and Metropolitan Rafail (Zaborovský).
Feminists attack Roman Catholic churches in Latin America
During protest actions, members of radical groups attacked cathedrals in several Latin American countries, assaulted police officers, and threw paint at believers.
UOC hierarch takes part in German bishops’ conference
Bishop Veniamin of Boyarka took part in the OBKD assembly in Düsseldorf.
Ivano-Frankivsk scraps school project planned on demolished UOC church site
The authorities in Ivano-Frankivsk have dropped plans to build the school for whose construction a UOC church was demolished.
Shostatsky to UOC: If you are so righteous – do not cling to your churches
The OCU metropolitan called on UOC faithful and clergy to pray rather than defend their churches from seizures.