Memorial Day of the Apostle Thomas. Birthday of the magazine "Foma". Congratulations from the Patriarchtranslated

To the staff and readers of the magazine "Foma"

Dear brothers and sisters!

I cordially congratulate you on the 30th anniversary of the Foma magazine. Over the past time, the magazine has come a long way from a black-and-white almanac with a relatively small circulation to one of the largest Orthodox publications, which occupies an important place among Russian media and is well known not only in our country, but also abroad.

Over the years, dozens of Internet projects have been added to the print format, and today the total audience is more than 15 million people. It is remarkable that, despite any difficulties and external circumstances, the magazine is distinguished by its high stylistic quality and substantive depth of materials, thanks to which every reader can learn from it a lot of informative, interesting and useful things on the path to God.

Cover of issue 282 of the magazine “Foma”, October 2026

The staff of the publication makes efforts to ensure that our contemporaries hear the message about Christ, learn the position of the Orthodox Church and think about complex questions about the meaning of life, about good and evil, about love and mercy, about serving one’s neighbor, about responsibility for the family, people and country.

I wish the team and...