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Cupcini in Moldova is a town which has not had a church or priest since 1945. This is when the Soviets occupied it and closed all the churches in the country, sending all priests to Siberia.

This is the country which is the last communist stronghold in Eastern Europe. So “Divine Mercy in Action” took on this project to build a church to give these people a place to practice their faith and to allow them a right that was denied them since 1945. Many Bishops and priests from Eastern Europe attended the unique ceremony, the opening of the first church there since 1945. The Bishop of Chisinau, Moldova and the Bishop of Tbilisi, Georgia, were the main celebrants at the official opening. To our great surprise and delight we saw couples who had lived together for fifty and even sixty years, coming to the church to get married, to make their union legitimate in the eyes of God before they departed this world. It was a wonderful privilege for this Irish charity to be able give them that opportunity. This was a town that had no industry in it, and malnutrition through poverty, which could be seen in children, was common to the town. HUDT "Divine Mercy in Action" paid €50,000 euro to buy a large house there and turn it into a day centre and medical clinic for the poor people of the town. This house is one of the projects that needs our continuous support. .   

This was a town that had no industry in it, and malnutrition through poverty, which could be seen in children, was common to the town. HUDT"Divine Mercy in Action"paid €50,000 euro to buy a large house there and turn it into a day centre and medical clinic for the poor people of the town. This house is one of the projects that needs our continuous support.