The Metropolitan of Minsk visited the Children's Palliative Care Center in Belarustranslated

The Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl and Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus Mr. Benjamin visited on Thursday, September 24, 2026, the Republican Clinical Center for Palliative Care of Children in the village of Borovlyansky, on the occasion of the completion of 10 years of operation and service. His Holiness led a prayer service in the Center's chapel and then honored the staff of the medical center with awards from the Belarusian Orthodox Church.

The director of the foundation, Lyudmila Boberova, thanked Metropolitan Mr. Benjamin for his care of the staff and patients, as well as all those who, over the years, improved the chapel and provided spiritual guidance to the palliative care center.

His Holiness had the opportunity to tour the Center, visited the patient wards and spoke with the parents of the young patients and the staff.

The Republican Clinical Center of Palliative Care for Children has been cooperating with the Belarusian Orthodox Church for many years. For seven years, the institution has been under the spiritual guidance of Father Roman Artemov, President of the Synodal Department of Ecclesiastical…