Bancheny Monastery urges believers to support Met Longin in court on June 18

Metropolitan Longin of Bancheny. Photo: Bancheny Monastery

The Bancheny Monastery called on believers of the UOC to support Metropolitan Longin in the court of the Bukovynian city of Hertsa, where the next court session on the bishop's case will take place on June 18, 2025. 

"We sincerely urge all believers to come and support Metropolitan Longin tomorrow, June 18, at 10:30 at the Hertsa Court. God bless you for your love and support!» says the message on the monastery's Facebook page.

As reported by the UOJ, the abbot of the Trinity Monastery of the Bulgarian Church in the city of Buchhagen, Germany, Schema-Archimandrite Ioann called to stop the persecution and slander against the UOC bishop.

Read also

"Parishioners" brought to Lavra by buses on Epifaniy's name day, media

People from different regions were brought in an organized manner to the "service" of the head of the OCU at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

Yermak consults fortune teller before important appointments, prosecutor says

Private correspondence with a fortune teller was found with the former head of the President's Office, in which he coordinated personnel decisions.

SBU searches home of Metropolitan Longin’s daughter

Law enforcement officers detained the hierarch's son-in-law, who has many children, and refused to allow a lawyer to participate in investigative actions at the family's private home.

Vienna hosts regional congress of Ukrainian Orthodox youth

Youth from seven European countries discussed the spiritual foundations of democracy and prayed for peace in Ukraine before a particle of the Life-Giving Cross.

Persecuted UOC community in Zadubrivka celebrates patronal feast

The faithful celebrated the Liturgy in a house church and held a water-blessing service at the site where a new church in honor of Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaiv is being built.

Thousands of faithful gather at Pochaiv Lavra for feast of St Amphilochius

The pilgrimage to the relics of Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaiv on his feast day is a long-standing tradition of the UOC.