Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Kyiv procession draws thousands, police involvement


(kyivpost.com) - The Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kyiv Patriarchate on July 27 said law-enforcement officials are attempting prevent church followers from traveling to Kyiv to take part in a holy procession commemorating the 1022nd anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus.

The church's website says police have asked bus drivers not to take church followers to Kyiv and cancel pre-arranged trips. Local authorities "do not recommend" traveling to Kyiv on July 28, the website says, adding that buses transporting church followers are being stopped on the outskirts of Kyiv.

The press center of the Kyiv Patriarchate says court prohibition of rallies during the visit of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Kyiv do not apply to the religious procession planned by the Kyiv Patriarchate, scheduled for noon on July 28 from St. Volodymyr's Cathedral to the Prince Volodymyr monument.
And also...
(kyivpost.com) - More than 5,000 Ukrainian Orthodox priests and laymen walked from the St. Volodymyr Cathedral to the Monument to Prince Volodymyr shortly after noon on July 28.

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kyiv Patriarchate a day earlier said law-enforcement officials had attempted prevent church followers from traveling to Kyiv to take part in their planned commemoration of the 1022nd anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus.

1 comment:

  1. I hadn't imagined the Kyiv Patriarchate to be quite so numerous. I hope there's some truth in the talk of some of them planning to come back.

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