Topics for consideration by the commissions of the Inter-Council Presence have been approvedtranslated

On October 22, 2026, during a meeting chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church approved topics for consideration by the commissions of the Inter-Council Presence. This is due to the fact that some of the topics that were approved in May 2024 have been reviewed by commissions over the past period of time.

The Commission of the Inter-Council Presence on Church Administration, Shepherding and Organization of Church Life is tasked with considering the following topics:

Implementation of sacraments and rites for military personnel in a combat zone (review and systematization of existing experience, proposals);

Pastoral care for families in crisis of divorce (systematization of existing experience, development of recommendations);

Pastoral care for people experiencing loneliness or depression (systematization of existing experience, development of recommendations);

Pastoral care for sick parishioners in medical institutions (review and systematization of existing experience).

The Commission of the Inter-Council Presence on the organization of the life of monasteries and monasticism will continue to work on the “Regulations on the deanery of diocesan monasteries”, and will also consider the following issues:...