A priest from Krasnoyarsk took part in a round table at the St. Petersburg University of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russiatranslated

On October 26, at the St. Petersburg University of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, a round table “Current issues of interaction of the Russian Orthodox Church with institutions of the penitentiary system” was held, bringing together representatives of the clergy, employees of the prison department and public organizations. The event was attended by clergy and heads of prison ministry departments of the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as invited guests.

Priest Rodion Petrikov, dean of the prison churches of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis, rector of the Krasnoyarsk Church of the Hieromartyr Amphilochius, gave a report on “The experience of the prison mission in the penitentiary system of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.”

Participants noted that cooperation between the Church and the penitentiary system is not limited to formal visits of clergy, but represents systematic work aimed at restoring a person’s inner world and his return to society.