Metropolitan Stefan (Soroka) at White House Rally to Suppport Ukraine

Friday, 07 March 2014, 13:52

As US President Obama addressed the press in the White House announcing an executive order, Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia led some 2000 people in prayer outside the White House at a rally to urge US support for Ukraine.

See also:

Welcome to Kyiv: The Head of the UGCC met with the US ambassador to Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Ukrainian Community of Washington
Pray for Peace in Ukraine. An Appeal of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of the United States

President Obama issued the order that authorizes sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, or for stealing the assets of the Ukrainian people.The President said, “Today the world can see that the United States is united with our allies and partners in upholding international law and pursuing a just outcome that advances global security and the future that the Ukrainian people deserve. That's what we’re going to continue to do in the days to come until we have seen a resolution to this crisis.”

Metropolitan Soroka asked God’s blessing upon the peoples of the United States and Ukraine who all desire to live in peace and with freedom.

Reverend Robert John Hitchens, Rector St. Josaphat Seminary