News
14.12.2025
On December 10, the anniversary X International Kremlin Charitable Cadet Ball was held in Moscow. The event was attended by the Academy Rector, Bishop Kirill of Sergiyev Posad and Dmitrov.
12.12.2025
From December 8 to 11, final exams and defenses of final qualifying works were held for graduating undergraduate and master's students of the Distance Learning Department.
10.12.2025
On December 6 and 7, 2025, the III Forum of Orthodox Students "Vstrecha" was held at the Moscow Theological Academy. The event was attended by students from various theological and secular higher education institutions, over 70 universities from Sakhalin to Kaliningrad.
06.12.2025
On December 4, 2025, in the Dormition Cathedral of the Lavra, MThA Rector Bishop Kirill led the Divine Liturgy and performed the diaconal ordination of a student from the theological school.
01.12.2025
On November 26, 2025, a presentation of the book "In Defense of the Conciliar Structure of the Orthodox Church: The Theory of Primacy of the Patriarch of Constantinople and Its Criticism" was held at the All-Church Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies named after Saints Cyril and Methodius. The author is the Head of the Postgraduate Studies of MThA, Professor Hegumen Dionysius (Shlenov).
30.11.2025
On November 25, 2025, the VI All-Russian Scientific-Theological Conference "Orthodox Theology: Traditions and Modernity" was held at the Moscow Theological Academy.
Publications
His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije
Address by His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije «On True Theology»
We present to your attention the address delivered by His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia, Porfirije, at the solemn ceremony of awarding His Holiness with an honorary doctorate from the Moscow Theological Academy. The address is preceded by words addressed to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the rector of MThA, Bishop Kirill of Sergiev Posad and Dmitrovsk, archpastors and pastors, professors, teachers, postgraduate students, students, and staff of the theological school.
We gave teachers a certain level of freedom in choosing the form of lessons.
Due to the coronavirus prevention acts, the Moscow Theological Academy switched to distance learning. Priest Pavel Lizgunov, Vice-Rector for Academic work, commented on how the theological education is implemented in a new form.
Academic church of the Intercession of Theotokos celebrates its 150th anniversary
“Only God knows how many good and holy intentions have ripened here in prayer to serve Him and the Church”. An academic church in honour of the Intercession of Theotokos is 150 years old.









