Specifics of orthodox pastoral ministry in children’s hospital

The analysis of questioning 152 respondents on priest’s ministry at children’s hospital has been carried out. Patients and their parents, medical workers, priests, and teachers of the parish Sunday schools of Veliky Novgorod answered the questionnaire specially prepared by the author. Based on the received statistical data and the author’s own experience of pastoral ministry, conclusions about the specifics of Orthodox priest’s ministry at children’s hospital are drawn, and practical recommendations are provided.