“We are working on it,” Shevchuk on the “return” of Pochaiv Lavra to UGCC
Sviatoslav Shevchuk. Photo: screenshot of the News - Channel 12 YouTube channel
Sviatoslav Shevchuk said that the UGCC is "working" on the issue of presence in the Pochaiv Lavra. He said this at a press conference in Lutsk, according to News - Channel 12.
“I hope that first this Lavra will be returned to the ownership of the Ukrainian state, as people's deputies promise us. Therefore, we hope that our church will have its place there,” Shevchuk said.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that according to Shevchuk, the UGCC wants to have access to the Pochaiv Lavra.
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