Ukrainian town gathers parishioners in 'cistern chapel'

22 February 2013 Last updated at 16:37 ET Help

Roman-Catholics in a small village in Ukraine have been congregating for prayer in an unusual venue.

Unable to meet the cost of a real church, the people of Perekhody decided to revamp a huge abandoned metal cistern and turn it into a chapel.

BBC Ukrainian's Irena Taranyuk reports.

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