A conference dedicated to issues of interfaith and interethnic peace in the Moscow region was held in Krasnogorsktranslated

On November 12, the “Unity in Diversity: Interfaith and Interethnic Peace in the Moscow Region” conference was held at the Podmoskovye House of Culture in Krasnogorsk, dedicated to the Day of National Unity and the 20th anniversary of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Moscow Region.

With the blessing of the Patriarchal Vicar of the Moscow Metropolis, Metropolitan Pavel of Krutitsky and Kolomna, the event was attended by the Secretary of His Holiness the Patriarch for the Moscow Metropolis, Archpriest Dionisy Kazantsev, the Chairman of the Interdiocesan Department for Prison Ministry, Priest Mikhail Kuzemka, and clergy of the Moscow Metropolis.

Addressing the conference participants with a welcoming speech, Archpriest Dionisy Kazantsev emphasized the importance of mutual cooperation of religious organizations in the social sphere, preserving interreligious and interethnic peace in the Moscow region; called on the conference participants to jointly protect and strengthen this valuable gift.

The event also included the opening of a thematic exhibition “Islamic Heritage of Russia: Peoples and Traditions,” dedicated to the history of Islam in Russia and the contribution of Russian Muslims to the spiritual and cultural heritage of the country.