His Beatitude is beloved not only in Ukraine, but throughout the Orthodox world, and he received a number of letters of congratulations from primates and hierarchs of Sister Orthodox Churches.
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem “earnestly hopes that Israeli authorities will reassess their stance towards non-Jewish religious practices, affirm the fundamental rights of Christians, and resist yielding to dominating radical tendencies.”
The order was signed by President Putin yesterday, August 19, establishing a 3-month visa for those who reject the policies of their countries “imposing destructive neoliberal ideological attitudes that contradict traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.”
Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol
On my own behalf and on behalf of the flock entrusted to me by God, in response to this appeal, I would like to emphasize once again that the unity of the Church of God can only be achieved by the return to Her fold of those who have strayed from the Truth and taken the path of falsehood.
The aim of the grant is to alleviate the financial troubles that hinder a cleric’s ability to pastor his people effectively.