On April 8, 2026, the International News Agency Rossiya Segodnya hosted a press conference dedicated to the upcoming Easter holiday. It was attended by Bishop Siluan of Pavlovo-Posad, Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Deputy Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archpriest Mikhail Potokin, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service, and Vakhtang Kipshidze, Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church-Society Relations and the Media.
"In church hymns, Easter is called "the feast of feasts, the celebration of celebrations." The holiday is set in memory of the most important event in history, from the point of view of a Christian, the Resurrection of the Son of God from the dead. The victory over death that the Lord has won is total, absolute. Easter is the beginning of eternal life, which God grants to everyone who believes in Him and follows His covenant," Bishop Silouan said during a press conference.
At the press conference, they also talked about what charity events and events the Church organizes for those in need in the capital and in other regions, as well as in the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.
"We need to get out of our homes and help those who are having a particularly difficult time right now," said Archpriest Mikhail Potokin. — Many people are in a difficult life situation: someone has ended up in a nursing home, someone has lost their home or is seriously ill. We need to remove the invisible glass separating us and say, 'We know it's hard for you, but we want to share this holiday, this meal of joy and love with you.'"
The Synodal Department for Charity continues the "Time of Mercy" campaign. It will last until April 20th. On the campaign's website, you can do a good deed and support five fees for people in need. To help those who contact the church's hotline. Buy drinking water for Donetsk residents. To give Easter gifts to children with cancer. Buy cakes for patients of hospitals in Moscow, Moscow, Kursk regions and the LPR. To support all those who seek help from the Church.
Volunteers of the Patriarchal Humanitarian Mission together with the Crimean Metropolia will distribute Easter gifts to children in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. The Moscow Assistance Center organizes the distribution of cakes, eggs and sweets to refugee families, large families, pensioners and people with disabilities.
Those in need will be congratulated on Easter in the regions. Dioceses and church social projects in St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg and Kazan will present Easter cakes and eggs to patients of hospitals and nursing homes, large families, veterans and children. In Moscow, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Voronezh, Ufa and other cities, the Church organizes festive dinners for the homeless.