TRC staff abducts rector of UOC’s Alexander Nevsky Church in the capital
Archpriest Yaroslav Kruhlenko. Photo: UOJ
At around 5:00 p.m. in Kyiv, TRC staff abducted Archpriest Yaroslav Kruhlenko, rector of the UOC’s Alexander Nevsky Church, his wife told UOJ.
According to her, the clergyman was detained on Poliarna Street, near the Leroy Merlin store. He was taken to the TRC at 26 Yordanska Street, where he was held without any possibility of contacting his family.
Later, as reported, Archpriest Yaroslav was transferred to Kyiv’s Darnytskyi District. There was no contact with him until midnight. At around 12:00 a.m., he managed to call his wife and briefly said that they planned to send him to Dnipro overnight.
At present, there is no contact with the priest. His exact whereabouts are unknown to the family.
As the UOJ previously reported, the TRC abducted an archpriest of the UOC’s Archangel Michael Church in Horodyshche.
Read also
Patriarch Theophilos addresses believers with words of support ahead of Pascha
The Primate of the Church of Jerusalem, in a video address, highlighted that even in conditions of war, Christians are not abandoned by God and place their hope solely in the Resurrection of Christ.
Muslims of Russia call war with Ukraine "sacred jihad"
The Mufti of Chechnya stated that all Islamic religious leaders should be ready to stand alongside RF soldiers.
Kyiv UOC Eparchy holds aid drive for children and people with disabilities
In Boyarka, Kyiv region, more than 50 families received food and clothing as part of a charitable outreach held on the eve of the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem.
New monastics tonsured at Putyvl’s Molchensky Convent
The ruling bishop of the Konotop Eparchy performed a monastic tonsure.
US Protestant Churches hold Easter events with drone shows and spectacles
Protestant communities in the United States marked Easter with large-scale events featuring drones, helicopters, and spectacle-driven shows aimed at drawing people in and conveying the Gospel message.
Temporary church of persecuted UOC community burns down in Telchi
In Volyn, a fire has effectively destroyed the building where the faithful had been praying after their church was seized.