Traditions and values of a modern family were discussed at Gomel Medical Universitytranslated

Archpriest Artemy Krivitsky took part in the open dialogue “Modern Belarusian family: traditions and values” at the Gomel State Medical University

On October 14, 2026, on the feast of the Intercession of the Mother of God, an open dialogue “Modern Belarusian family: traditions and values” took place at the Gomel State Medical University, in which the chairman of the department of religious education and catechesis, Archpriest Artemy Krivitsky, took part.

Speakers at the meeting with students were also the Chairman of the Gomel Regional Organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Health Workers Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Zimina, Vice-Rector for Ideological and Educational Work of the State Medical University Lyudmila Grigorievna Soboleva and the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the State Medical University Tatyana Nikolaevna Zakharenkova.

In his report “Traditional Family Values: The Struggle for Survival,” Archpriest Artemy touched upon the problematic field of the modern understanding of traditional family values ​​and the distortion of this concept. In addition, he spoke about the topics that were discussed the day before at the International Family Forum in Polotsk.

The rest of the participants in the dialogue...