{"id":1008,"date":"2026-10-23T16:57:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T16:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/23\/ukrainian-eparchy-conscripted-priest-did-not-follow-guidance-the-pillar\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:00:30","slug":"ukrainian-eparchy-conscripted-priest-did-not-follow-guidance-the-pillar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/23\/ukrainian-eparchy-conscripted-priest-did-not-follow-guidance-the-pillar\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian eparchy: Conscripted priest \u2018did not follow guidance\u2019 &#8211; The Pillar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Captura-de-ecra-2026-10-23-175139.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3624\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wrote about the peculiar situation of the Catholic priest in Ukraine who was forcibly conscripted into the army and now faces the prospect of being sent to the front in the war with Russia. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pillarcatholic.com\/p\/ukrainian-eparchy-conscripted-priest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can read the full article here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote about the peculiar situation of the Catholic priest in Ukraine who was forcibly conscripted into the army and now faces the prospect of being sent to the front in the war with Russia. <span class=\"more-tag d-block mt-15\"><a class=\"more-link wp-block-button__link icon-inline\" href=\"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/23\/ukrainian-eparchy-conscripted-priest-did-not-follow-guidance-the-pillar\/\">Continuar a ler<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Ukrainian eparchy: Conscripted priest \u2018did not follow guidance\u2019 &#8211; The Pillar\"<\/span><\/a><\/span><!-- .more-tag --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,1],"tags":[373,67,125],"class_list":["post-1008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artigos-e-comentario-na-imprensa","category-posts-in-english","tag-ruthenian-greek-catholic-church","tag-the-pillar","tag-ukraine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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