On September 19, the chairman of the Union of Orthodox Citizens, Valentin Lebedev, was awarded the Order of St. Innocent of Moscow, III degree. The order was presented by the Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad Kirill (Gundyaev), who read out the greetings of Patriarch Alexy II.

Responding to an article by priest Vladimir Vigilyansky in “New World” regarding press coverage of the problem of teaching “Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture” in schools, Abbot Innokenty Pavlov drew attention to the fact that neither the Moscow Patriarchate nor the Ministry of Education, which insists on not introducing this course, they did not entrust the development of the curriculum and teaching aids to specialists in the field of theology, church history and cultural studies.

"Vremya Novostei" talks about the situation on the Solovetsky Islands. A museum dedicated to the Gulag, created in 1988, may be liquidated. The museum is located on the territory of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Solovetsky stauropegial monastery, which is actively carrying out restoration work.

On September 23, the scientific-practical conference "Spiritual and moral foundations of the doctor's activity" was held at the Kursk State Medical University. The conference was held at the initiative of the university church in the name of St. Apostle and Evangelist Luke, the Kursk diocese and the Kursk Medical University within the framework of an agreement on joint scientific, pedagogical cultural and educational activities.

published . The text of the response of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs I.I. Golubev to State Duma deputy V.I. Zorkaltsev regarding the issuance of multiple-entry visas for a period of one year to foreign citizens arriving in the Russian Federation on religious matters has been The message, in particular, states that “decisions to refuse to issue an invitation to a foreign citizen can only be made on the grounds provided for by law.

In his article, the priest provides a list of “liberal-atheistic” media, which includes Izvestia, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Obshchaya Gazeta, Moscow News, Moskovsky Komsomolets, Segodnya, Novaya Gazeta, Komsomolskaya Pravda", publishing "anti-church" materials for several years. “Volleys of information weapons,” according to V. Vigilyansky, were heard regarding the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the demonstration of M. Scorsese’s film “The Last Temptation of Christ,” etc.

Hegumen Innokenty Pavlov does not agree with the opinion of priest Vladimir Vigilyansky that the secular press is waging an "information war" against the Church. Innokenty Pavlov notes that V.