Over 10,000 believers of UOC participate in prayer standing near Rada
Епископы, священники и верующие УПЦ у Верховной Рады. Фото: СПЖ
According to preliminary information, on August 21, 2021, over 10,000 believers gathered at the prayer standing at the walls of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine against the arrival of Patriarch Bartholomew to the country, reports the UOJ.
There are more than 10,000 believers of the UOC who came to the Verkhovna Rada to express their attitude to the visit of Patriarch Bartholomew to Ukraine.
Eyewitnesses said that people occupied the entire Constitution Square, and many simply did not fit and are nearby in Mariinsky Park.
As reported, at the prayer service in Kyiv, the believers of the UOC want to present their "Tomos" to the Phanar head.
The UOJ is broadcasting live the arrival of Patriarch Bartholomew and the prayer standing of the UOC.
Read also
Two more parishes in Sloviansk reregistered under OCU
The organizer behind the transfer of UOC communities in Sloviansk said the reregistration of churches would continue.
Hasidic pilgrims leave mountains of trash in Uman after Rosh Hashanah
Uman’s municipal services are struggling to clear residential neighborhoods after the Hasidic pilgrimage.
Ostapenko: Dormition Cathedral is one of the pantheons of Ukrainian history
Reserve director Maksym Ostapenko lamented that there are no graves of Ukrainian princes or hetmans around the Dormition Cathedral.
Montenegrin priest condemns Ukrainian authorities for persecution of UOC
Archpriest Slobodan Zeković said the Ukrainian authorities are persecuting the UOC.
Metropolitan Pimen of Rivne concelebrates with Jerusalem Church hierarch
Pilgrims from Ukraine prayed for peace at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Zelensky named among world’s most influential Jews
The Ukrainian president ranked 21st in The Jerusalem Post’s annual list, topped this year by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.