March 4, 2007

• ~Pray for Russia~

  I have a google alert for “Orthodox Church” and imagine my surprise when this came up. Voronezh is the hometown of my sister in law, Lena and a dear friend and parishioner of ours, Valentina. This is Valentina’s home parish. Lord have mercy and may Fr.’s memory be eternal!

  Russian Orthodox priest stabbed outside church

   

  MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – A Russian Orthodox priest was stabbed in the neck outside his church in the city of Voronezh on Sunday, Itar-Tass news agency reported.

  The attack in the south-western Russian city follows two violent deaths of Russian priests in recent months, which local media ascribed to a decline in moral standards.

  The attacker stabbed Father Pyotr several times as he approached a church where he had been due to perform an evening service, Tass quoted local police as saying. The priest was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

  In January, thieves killed a priest on the eve of the Russian Orthodox Christmas and stole religious artworks. In December, a priest and his children were burnt alive in their home.

   

  Taken from here.

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