Russia to Restore Church in Smolensk Ruined by NKVD. However, It Will Not Be Returned to Catholics

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– The building of the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Smolensk will be fully restored – announced the governor of the Smolensk region, Vasily Anokhin, on November 26. However, as reported by the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, the church is not planned to be handed over to the faithful. There have also been no talks about the possibility of performing pastoral services there. In 1936, …

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– The building of the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Smolensk will be fully restored – announced the governor of the Smolensk region, Vasily Anokhin, on November 26. However, as reported by the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, the church is not planned to be handed over to the faithful. There have also been no talks about the possibility of performing pastoral ministry there. In 1936, …