A priest of the Krasnoyarsk diocese spoke at the St. Innocent readings in Khakassiatranslated

On October 21, Khakassia hosted the annual church and public forum - the St. Innocent Readings, which is the diocesan stage of the International Christmas Readings. The theme of the conference is “Christian teaching about man and the challenges of modern technologies.”

The dean of the prison churches of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis, the rector of the Krasnoyarsk Church of the Hieromartyr Amphilochius, Priest Rodion Petrikov, took part in the forum. At the plenary part, he presented a report “Saint Amphilochius - Angel of the Church of the Land of Krasnoyarsk and Khakassia”, and at the historical section he spoke on the topic “I was in prison, and you came to Me”: how the prison ministry began in the Krasnoyarsk diocese. Chronicle of 1987.”

As part of the Readings, meetings of guests of the diocese with students of higher educational institutions of the Republic and communication with television viewers on live broadcasts also took place.

On October 22, Father Rodion took part in a pastoral conference, where he made a report “The disciplinary practice of defrocking: statistics, causes and ways of prevention” based on an analysis of the circulars of the Moscow Patriarchate for 2025–2026. The speakers' messages were discussed in a lively and fraternal discussion.