Lithuanian Churches Silenced by the Soviets Find New Life

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In 1940, during the Soviet occupation in Vilnius, Lithuania, church buildings were turned into prisons, storage facilities, and even asylums. Now, many of those same church sites have been restored, as Lithuanians take back not only their history, but their identity. "Catholicism was always a part of our identity, and of course, by removing one part of our identity, it's way easier to attack the rest of it," Alina Pavasarytė, with the Vilnius Church Heritage Museum, told CBN News during a recent media study tour sponsored by several NATO eastern flank countries. Walking the streets of Lithuania's capital city, signs of the Soviet Union's 50-year occupation are especially evident in its churches. Read the full story from CBN's Caitlin Burke: https://cbn.com/news/world/lithuanian-churches-silenced-soviets-find-new-life Want more news from a Christian Perspective? Choose to support CBN: https://go.cbn.com/ugWBn CBN News. Because Truth Matters™ Download the free CBN News App: http://

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