Published 08/25/2024 3:56:00 p.m.

Pope Francis condemns Ukraine’s ban on Russian Orthodox Church

Pope Francis condemned Ukraine’s law banning the Russian Orthodox Church, saying, “Please, let no Christian church be abolished directly or indirectly.”
He expressed concern about freedom of prayer, stating, “One does not commit evil because one prays.”
The Ukrainian Embassy called the pope's concern "unfounded," asserting the law aims to protect the nation and does not infringe on prayer freedoms.

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BBC News

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The Pope is being honored for enforcing a law in Ukraine that prohibits the Russian Orthodox Church.

08/25/2024 6:30:09 p.m.·United Kingdom

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TASS [🇷🇺-affiliated]

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The West Australian

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08/25/2024 2:21:03 p.m.·Australia

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Noticias ao Minuto

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08/25/2024 12:04:59 p.m.·Portugal

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Arab News

Pope Francis condemns Ukraine ban on Russia-linked Orthodox Church

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the Ukraine government’s move to ban a Russia-linked branch of the country’s Orthodox Church. “Do not touch churches,” the pope said in his weekly prayers, one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the ban into law. “In thinking of the law recently adopted in Ukraine, I fear for the liberty of those who pray,”

08/25/2024 12:23:28 p.m.·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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