The Head of the UGCC: Supporting families of POWs is our Church's duty
21 January, 11:30
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“Our Church feels it is its duty in the context of pastoral care for healing the wounds of war to be close to our prisoners of war, to support their families.” This was stated by Patriarch Sviatoslav in his traditional video address marking the 153rd week of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
These days, 25 defenders of our homeland have been released from captivity. Among them are the brave defenders of Mariupol, including the Azov soldiers.
“We see them silently holding posters in squares and in front of government buildings, suffering, sometimes from lack of attention and information about their families. And only the Church is their unwavering support. There, in the cold, we listen to their stories, pray with them, support them, and strive to be their voice of pain. We are doing everything in our power to achieve the release of our heroes at the diplomatic level,” said the Head of the UGCC.