Cyril of Moscow: The region of the North Caucasus is important for the Orthodox presencetranslated

On October 13, 2026, in the Patriarchal and Synodal residence at the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, a meeting was held between the Patriarch of Moscow and all the Russians. Cyril and the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District, Yuri Yakovlevich Chaika. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, in recognition of his work for the good of the Church and the country and on the occasion of his 75th birthday, awarded Yuri Chaika the Order of Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, 1st degree.

Presenting the award, the Russian Primate warmly thanked the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District for his "difficult, but very important mission for the country," according to patriarchia.ru.

The Moscow Patriarch noted that the North Caucasus is an important region, including in terms of the presence of the Russian Orthodox Church there, and expressed the opinion that the fact that today in the North Caucasus region "Orthodox and Muslims, Russians and local residents live peacefully together" is to a large extent...