Artificial Intelligence at the heart of the Supreme Ecclesiastical Council of the Moscow Patriarchatetranslated

On September 17, 2026, in the hall of the Supreme Ecclesiastical Council of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Mr. Cyril presided over the regular meeting of the Supreme Ecclesiastical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. The agenda of the meeting included topics related to Artificial Intelligence in terms of reality, risks and potential.

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, opening the meeting, welcomed the participants and pointed out that one of the main topics on the agenda is the topic of artificial intelligence:

"I greet the Reverend High Priests, the fathers, the brothers, all the participants in today's meeting of the Supreme Ecclesiastical Council! Our agenda today includes quite complex issues... One of the issues to be considered today is of very great importance — not only for the present, but also for the future of the human race in general.'

His Beatitude also pointed out that, although the subject of artificial intelligence primarily concerns the representatives of the scientific...