Russian Orthodox Church planning to address issue of pastoral direction for Russians on territory of Constantinople Patriarchate

The Russian Orthodox Church is planning to address the problem of pastoral care for Russians living on the Constantinople Patriarchate’s canonical territory. « Naturally, the break with Constantinople is a problem that may affect our compatriots living far away from their home country, » Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations secretary, told Interfax on Tuesday. Today, we are only beginning to think of the problem of how their pastoral direction