Kremlin uses Christianity for political goals, says Catholic leader in Ukraine

21-01-2022

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Kremlin uses Christianity for political goals, says Catholic leader in Ukraine

Churches and Christians must live by Christian values and not allow politicians to preach the Christian idea in the modern world because they tarnish it. The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) says so in an interview with Ukrinform.

Christians in the east of Ukraine are suffering and are in need of prayer, says the European Evangelical Alliance. Photo EPA, Darek Delmanonwicz

Call to prayer for church in Eastern Ukraine

On the occasion of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) calls upon Evangelicals to unite in praying for the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine.

A Ukrainian Military Forces servicemen, caresses a cat on a trench on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near to Avdiivka, southeastern Ukraine, on January 9, 2022. Photo AFP, Anatolii Stepanov

Christians in Ukraine hold their breath or flee

Many Christians are leaving Ukraine. The threat from Russia is too significant to wait passively. "There is no good future with Russia. Russia will not make Ukraine a stable and prosperous country."

The Russian metropolitan in the church in Ukraine is greeted by the people. Photo AFP, Sergei Supinsky

Russian churches in Ukraine might have bank accounts blocked, expert says

The National Agency for Religious Affairs of Ukraine may block the bank accounts of the Russian Church in Ukraine if it continues to ignore the legislation requiring the renaming of its parishes.

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