With the blessing of His Beatitude Onuphry, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, the delegation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is taking part in the international meeting of the Community of St. Egidius on the theme “Call for Peace” (Il grido della pace), which takes place from 23 to 25 October 2022 in Rome. This was reported by the Information and Educational Department of the UOC.

The delegation included Archbishop Victor Baryshevsky, head of the UOC Representation to European International Organizations, and Archpriest Nikolay Danilevich, Deputy Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the UOC. The event is attended by representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, the Catholic Church, other Christian denominations and religious organizations, journalists, representatives of the intellectual circles of Italy and other countries of the world, members of the community from many countries of the world.

One of the main topics discussed at the meeting is the war in Ukraine and its consequences for Europe and the world. Among the topics of the work of the sections were discussed issues of migration as a result of the war in Ukraine and other countries of the world. In their speeches at the sections, representatives of the UOC expressed gratitude to the Community, representatives of various Christian denominations in Europe, international organizations and European countries for accepting refugees from Ukraine and for the fact that Europe and the world support our country in the fight against Russian aggression.