In Zaporozhe, the UOC helps children with disabilities evicted by the Kyiv Patriarchate
According to the parents of disabled children, for a long time no one had been interested in their problems: "everyone turned their backs on us until we addressed personally to Vladyka Luke."
Parents tell their story this way. "Now there is much debate about the difference between the Kyiv Patriarchate and the canonical Church. The society is literally electrified by this. For us, it's all obvious. "Bishop" Photy of the Kyiv Patriarchate decided to make his residence in the building of the Center, and he drove us out into the street, completely without worrying about what will happen to us.
Thanks to the personal participation of Bishop Luke, the priests of the eparchy, deputies of the city council and all people of good will, citizens who are not indifferent to the situation (fortunately, warm-hearted people prevail in our city), we have a bright, spacious room, a roof over our heads, and our children have got a chance to integrate into the environment of their peers as soon as possible," they say.
Earlier, on August 2, the ICTV television station showed the eviction story of the Center: parents threw wheelchairs across the fence, and the new "bishop" of the UOC-KP told that he had a decision that the building was in an emergency state and he needed it in order to provide housing for himself and his clergy living in rented apartments.
The Center for Disabled Children is unique in its kind: its employees have developed exclusive adaptive methods for children with autism, which are assimilated by foreign specialists coming from overseas.
Read also
In Ukraine, Trump’s 'spiritual advisor' reassured of religious freedom
Pastor Mark Burns stated that Ukraine, despite the war, is a "beacon of religious freedom."
Lavra brethren congratulate Metropolitan Pavel on 31 years as abbot
The monks of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have expressed hope that they will soon be able to pray again with their abbot.
Amsterdam: Intrusion into Lavra Caves – a return to Soviet-era persecution
International lawyer Robert Amsterdam has condemned the actions of Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture regarding the inspection of holy relics in the Caves of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, calling it a violation of religious freedom.
Over 20 EU states condemn Hungary for ban on LGBT propaganda among children
“This restricts the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression,” diplomats state in a joint declaration.
His Beatitude officiates consecration of Bishop of Rakhiv
At the Church of St. Agapitus in the Lavra, the Primate of the UOC ordained a vicar for the Khust Eparchy.
Met Victor: It is painful to see Lavra's relics turned into test subjects
According to the bishop, there is particular concern over how members of the scientific commission will handle the holy relics.