On October 16, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with participants of the XI International Orthodox Media Festival "Faith and the Word" in the Cathedral Hall of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
The forum's events have been taking place since October 15 at the Snegiri wellness complex near Moscow. The main event of the festival is the meeting of delegates with the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
In the Hall of Church Councils, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill was greeted on behalf of the participants of the festival by the Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church-Society Relations and the Media, Acting Head of the Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, V.R. Legoyda.
The Primate of the Russian Church from the stage of the Hall of Church Councils blessed the participants of the forum and addressed the audience with a Primatial
address. On behalf of the audience, V.R. Legoyda cordially thanked His Holiness for the speech.
Then His Holiness Patriarch Kirill answered the questions of the participants of the festival.
Also present were: film director E. Kusturica; Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation D.V. Molchanov; Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports, Tourism and National Policy of the Government of the Russian Federation O.S. Koroleva; Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation M.V. Zakharova; Head of the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of Moscow V.I. Suchkov. 
Faith and the Word is an international media festival co-organized by the Synodal Department for Church-Society Relations and the Media and the Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. The festival has been held every two years since 2004.
The Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia