posted a statement online saying the 91-year-old Filaret had tested positive for the virus and was hospitalized. In a follow-up statement Wednesday, church officials said he was in stable condition and was still undergoing treatment. “We ask you to continue to pray for His Holiness Patriarch Filaret, so that the All-Merciful and Almighty Lord God will heal the Patriarch,” the Wednesday statement concluded.Ukraine has seen more than 14,000 COVID-19 diagnoses and almost 3,000 deaths from the virus, NBC News reports.A Ukrainian LGBTQ+ rights group filed suit against the patriarch in April over his comment on same-sex marriage. “Our aim is to show people that there is no longer place for such statements from church leaders in Ukraine,” Olena.