2013-05-22 16:16

Lithuanian government earmarks 490,000 euros to religious communities

Lithuania's government on Wednesday distributed 1.687 million litas (EUR 489,000) among religious communities to be used for for rebuilding houses of worship and other needs.
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The bulk of the sum – 1.49 million litas – will go to the Lithuanian Conference of Bishops.

The Archdiocese of the Lithuanian Orthodox community will receive 89,100 litas, the Lithuanian Church of Old Believers will get 22,200 litas, the religious community of Vilnius Old Believers will be granted 2,500 litas, the Lithuanian Evangelical Lutheran Church will be paid 21,600 litas, the Reformist community will receive 8,500 litas, and the spiritual center of Lithuanian Muslims will receive 11,700 litas.

According to the government's resolution, the Jewish religious community will be granted 7,800 litas, the religious community of Kaunas Jews will get 2,000 litas, and the religious community of Vilnius Jews Chassidie Chabad Lubavitch will receive 1,000 litas.

According to the general census of 2011, over 70 percent of Lithuania's population said they were Roman Catholics.

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