Russian Orthodox Church Holds Nationwide Prayer Against Abortion

The Russian Orthodox Church conducted a nationwide prayer service on Sunday to urge women against abortion, framing the act as the destruction of unborn life amid Russia’s ongoing demographic challenges.The specially approved rite, described as an “admonition for those intending to destroy an infant in the womb,” was held in churches across at least 15 regions, according to the Kommersant business newspaper.The Holy Synod sanctioned the prayer service last month, and the Rybinsk Diocese in