RT International Large numbers of the faithful marched for days to reach Pochaevskaya Lavra monastery in the west of the country
Hundreds of Ukrainian Orthodox faithful have arrived at a major monastery in the west of the country, after setting out on a ‘procession of the cross’ march over hundreds of kilometers. The long march went ahead despite a ban on the event by authorities, as Kiev continues to crack down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which it accuses of having ties to Russia.
According to Ukrainian media and footage from the scene on Sunday, a large crowd gathered near the Pochaevskaya Lavra in the town of the same name in Ternopol Region. Clips and photos shared by the UOC on Facebook showed a street in front of the church packed with Orthodox faithful as far as the eye could see, many carrying life-size crosses and icons.
The procession had set out on Monday from the town of Kamenets-Podolsky, about 125 miles (200 km) to the south. Local media, citing churchgoers, reported that some parishioners were making their way to the Lavra to pray for peace in Ukraine to the Pochaev icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered in Orthodoxy.
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