Prayer house of UOC believers desecrated in vlg Povcha
A desecrated prayer house in Povcha. Photo: Rivne Eparchy
On 25 July in the village of Povcha, Dubno district (Rivne Eparchy), unknown persons attacked the prayer house where believers have to pray after OCU supporters took away their temple, reports the eparchy’s press service.
"Attackers smashed the windows in the house, took away candles, scattered them in the yard, overturned everything in the room, spilt an unknown liquid on the throne, stole wine, and urinated on the priest's vestments," says the message.
After the local residents who discovered the destruction called the police, the law enforcers conducted an expert examination and opened a criminal case.
The UOC believers together with the rector, Priest Andrew Stupnitsky, are now tidying up the courtyard, covering the damaged windows with plastic and plywood.
As reported, earlier in Povcha, after threats on religious grounds, an unknown person set fire to the house of a parishioner of the UOC religious community.
Read also
Zelensky tells Patriarch Bartholomew about power outage problems
The president spoke about humanitarian difficulties in Ukraine related to the energy situation.
Metropolitan Nafanail consecrates iconostasis in temporary church in Lutsk
On the feast day of St. Spyridon of Trimythous, a hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church presided over the parish’s patronal celebration.
Pat Daniel awards Pat Bartholomew with order for overcoming schism in BOC
The award was bestowed for organizing the 1998 Council, which conciliar-ly resolved the crisis caused by the schism in the Bulgarian Church.
Persecuted UOC parish in Chernivtsi celebrates its feast day
A festive divine service in honor of St. Spyridon of Trimythous was held in a parish that remains faithful to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church despite attempts to seize the church.
Bulgarian Church Primate arrives in Istanbul
The first official visit of Patriarch Daniel to the Phanar has begun.
Political expert: Declaring January 7 as Programmer’s Day resembles mockery
Kostiantyn Bondarenko commented on President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to designate a new professional holiday on the day when Christmas is celebrated.