Ukrainian Roman Catholic Bishops urge protection of children and families

2016/5/28 12:39:24

The rally is scheduled for June 4 in Kyiv and is aimed to draw attention to the problems of children's rights to assert in society the principles of love and respect, protection of the family as a union of man and woman that meets the plan of God and human nature.

 


LVIV, May 26, 2016 (UBO*) - The Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine in a message published on the Lviv archdiocese website invited all people of good will to take part in an interreligious procession for the rights of children and the family.

 

The rally is scheduled for June 4 in Kyiv and is aimed to draw attention to the problems of children's rights to assert in society the principles of love and respect, protection of the family as a union of man and woman that meets the plan of God and human nature.

 

The participants will start gathering at 10:00 at Sophia Square, at 11:00 hours a unified file of families with children led by the heads of churches and religious organizations will march to European Square – then on to Volodymyrska street, Bohdan Khmelnitsky avenue and Khreschchatyk. Passers-by will be able to voluntarily join the action and communicate with believers’ families.

 

Following the procession, at 12:00 on European Square, members of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations will appeal to the assembly and pray for children and families. Concert performances of children's groups and families and a children's art exhibition will be also held.


“Joining the AUCCRO initiative, the Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine invites all people of good will, especially families with children, to participate in the procession to protect the rights of children and families,” the website posting says.

 

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*The article above appears through courtesy of the Religious Information Service of Ukraine. Access RISU at http://risu.org.ua/en/index

 

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