His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry congratulates Ukrainians on Victory Day
His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine communicates with journalists in the Park of Eternal Glory in Kyiv. Photo: video screenshot from the page of the UOC Information Center on Facebook.
On May 9, 2021, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine, congratulated the Ukrainians on Victory Day after the memorial service for those killed during the Great Patriotic War near the Eternal Flame in the Park of Eternal Glory in Kyiv, the Information Center of the UOC reports on its Facebook page.
His Beatitude Onuphry noted that the soldiers, who died in the war, gave their lives on the battlefield so that we, their descendants, could live peacefully on earth. “I congratulate everyone on Victory Day. Today we honor those of our leaders and soldiers who laid down their lives on the battlefield, who gave their lives so that we can live on earth today,” the Primate said.
He also congratulated all citizens of Ukraine on the bright holiday of Easter. “Happy Easter and Victory Day!” summed up His Beatitude.
As the UOJ reported, on Victory Day in Kyiv, the Primate officiated a memorial service for the fallen soldiers.
Read also
Head of Institute of Demography: I really don't want migrants from Iraq, Iran and Syria
Libanova acknowledged: to rebuild the country, Ukraine will have to import foreign construction workers, but she clearly identified undesirable sources of labor migration.
Turkey condemns "desecration" of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli minister
Turkey's Foreign Ministry condemned the incident at Al-Aqsa Mosque and demanded guarantees for maintaining the status of the Muslim shrine.
Patriarch Porfirije opens exhibition about Saint Sava in Belgrade
The exhibition at the Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts will be open until July 19, with hierarchs, government representatives, and guests from Greece present at the opening.
His Beatitude Onuphry finds church disputes on social media inappropriate
The Primate of the UOC said that church disputes should be resolved in the church environment, not in social media feeds.
Metropolitan Onuphry comments on Filaret's death
The Primate of the UOC commented on the death of Filaret Denysenko in an interview and called the schism in Ukraine a non-healing wound of church life.
Multi-thousand March for Life against abortion and euthanasia held in Canada
Thousands of Ottawa residents took to the streets to demand legislative protection of human life from conception to natural death.