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Synod of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia expresses solidarity with the persecuted faithful of the canonical Church in Ukraine
DECR Communication Service, 17/11/2025
The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia was deeply concerned by the news of the systematic judicial and physical persecution against the faithful, clergymen and hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as was stated in a report about the Synod’s meeting that took place in Bratislava under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia on 11th November 2025.
The participants in the meeting expressed solidarity with all those affected by the religious tension in Ukraine and emphasized that the fundamental human right to the freedom of religion must be respected.
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