TRC staff detain Pochaiv Seminary lecturer
Fr. Ihor Kovalyuk. Photo: Pershyi Kozatskyi
In the Ternopil region, officers of the Territorial Center of Recruitment detained Fr. Ihor Kovalyuk, a lecturer at Pochaiv Theological Seminary and a cleric of the seminary church. This was reported by the Pershyi Kozatskyi Telegram channel.
The priest was detained on his way to the village of Volytsia, where he was supposed to serve a memorial service. At present, the lecturer is being held at the Ternopil Territorial Center of Recruitment. The faithful are asking for prayers for the priest.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Kharkiv, the TRC detained a hieromonk and a novice of a UOC monastery.
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