One Third of Ukrainians Attended Easter Services

17.04.2012, 09:43
According to a report of the Department on Public Relations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, nearly 14 million Ukrainian citizens came to have their Easter bread consecrated in approximately 16 thousand churches.

According to a report of the Department on Public Relations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, nearly 14 million Ukrainian citizens came to have their Easter bread consecrated in approximately 16 thousand churches.

One hundred and twenty churches in Kyiv celebrated the Easter service. This year, the number of believers who attended the night service is somewhat larger than last year's, UNIAN-Religions reported.