Church and Society

The Commission of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has completed an inspection in the Distant caves of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. From Wednesday, access to them is again open to believers, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) said in a statement.

The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov commented on the situation around the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. He expressed deep regret that this situation has not been properly condemned by the international community.

The commission of the reserve "Kiev-Pechersk Lavra" began work on the audit of the property. Its members arrived with a check on the territory of the monastery, according to Ukrainian media, without the necessary documents and notification of the clergy.

The Patriarchal Commission on Family Issues, Protection of Motherhood and Childhood proposes to introduce a requirement according to which doctors will refuse to perform abortions to a pregnant woman if her spouse has not consented to an abortion.