Prayerful standing at Verkhovna Rada: aerial video
The believers are praying to God for Him to bring MPs to senses so that they would not adopt antichurch bills put on the session’s agenda.
As the UOJ reported earlier, World Council of Churches addresses President and Speaker with a request to withdraw anti-church bills.
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