Lithuanian Churches Silenced by the Soviets Find New Life

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 rec

Source: CBN News

Published: Jul 08, 2026