The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church adopts guidelines on the reception of faithful from the Orthodox Church of Ukrainetranslated

The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church approved, on October 22, 2026, guidelines on the reception of people from Ukrainian structures that it considers schismatic (journal no. 83). Intended for clerics of dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church, the text provides that people baptized in the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (EOdU) or in its predecessor structures be received through baptism. The session was held at the Saint-Daniel monastery,

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