On Trinity Sunday, Metropolitan Jonathan attends a church service in Minsk
Metropolitan Jonathan. Photo: a video screenshot of the Belarusian Orthodox Church
On the Feast of the Holy Trinity, the freed Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchyn and Bratslav was seen in the broadcast of the all-night vigil from the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk.
"Metropolitan Jonathan (Yeletskikh) of Tulchyn and Bratslav prayed at the service," stated the press service of the Belarusian Orthodox Church.
As reported, due to a stroke, Vladyka Jonathan is going to travel to Moscow because he urgently needs treatment and rehabilitation.
On June 18, the Vinnytsia Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of the first instance court, according to which the ruling bishop of the Tulchyn diocese, Metropolitan Jonathan, was sentenced to five years in prison with confiscation of property. Vladyka did not admit his guilt.
Read also
UOC hierarch consecrates memorial crosses and chapel in Vartykivtsi
Bishop Job of Kitsman consecrated a cemetery and offered prayers for the repose of the departed residents of a Bukovynian village.
Rivne Eparchy launches pilgrimage procession to St. Anna Skete
Pilgrims in the Rivne region will travel with the wonderworking icon of the Mother of God “The Only Hope of the Despairing,” offering prayers for peace and for Ukraine.
UOC church in Chornomorsk affected by shelling
The Holy Transfiguration Church had its windows smashed and the grounds of the Sunday school damaged as a result of shelling.
Patriarch Theophilos: Jerusalem Church occupies a special place in Orthodoxy
The mission of the Jerusalem Church is directed to the entire Orthodox world, emphasized Her Primate.
Patriarch Theophilos in Athens: The Church of Jerusalem facing trials
The Primate of the Jerusalem Patriarchate spoke about trials in the Holy Land.
June 7 is Eve of Peter’s Fast
The Apostolic (Peter's) Fast, established in honor of the holy chief Apostles Peter and Paul, begins on Monday.