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MOSCOW, 30 Jul – RIA Novosti. The priests of the Russian Orthodox Church will live to speak to patients of the Moscow hospitals and people who are in self-isolation at home should be the message of the press service of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate for Church charity and social service.

Earlier, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill addressed the city authorities with a request to allow priests in a Moscow hospital, to confess and give communion to the sick. It was reported that in Moscow diocese created and trained a group of priests for the care of patients with coronavirus and not patients virus patients of the Moscow hospitals, in which priests are not allowed for health regulations. Also the priests in Moscow can’t get to the people who are treated at home, in quarantine.

“the Commission on hospital service of the Moscow diocese opens a series of online conversations with patients of the Moscow hospitals. Experienced hospital priests live on YouTube will answer questions from all comers of people receiving treatment for coronavirus and other diseases, as well as those who are treated at home,” – said the press service.

Online meetings decided to organize for “the priests can’t personally get into the hospital to patients believing that they’re asked”.

“in these circumstances, do not leave without the support of people in hospitals, we decided to organize an online meeting with the priests. We will continue to ask the Moscow government to meet the request of believers and allow access to hospital-trained priests,” said the Chairman of the Commission on hospital service of the Diocesan Council of Moscow, Chairman of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate for Church charity and social service of the Bishop of Orekhovo-Zuevo Panteleimon.

the live shows will be broadcast on the YouTube channel of the Synodal Department for charity, the first broadcast will take place on 3 may at 20.00. The interview will be conducted by the Bishop of Orekhovo-Zuevo Panteleimon, say the organizers.

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