The purpose and objectives of the pedagogical process in the works His Holiness Patriarch Kirill
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill is known for his extensive activities in various spheres of life, from the diocesan (regional) significance to the level of a world scale. A considerable place in the biography of Patriarch Kirill is occupied by pedagogical service. His Holiness Patriarch uses in his views a holistic approach to the world and man, considering his physical, mental and spiritual aspects of being, which allows him to form the most fully pedagogical system. This article deals with the problem of setting the goals and objectives of pedagogy for building the corresponding pedagogical system and the pedagogical practice arising from it. The aim of the work is to review and analyze the goals and objectives of the pedagogical process set by His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The methodological basis of the research is three levels of methodology: at the philosophical level, this is an idealistic methodology, at the general scientific level, it is systemstructural, functional, activity-based and holistic approaches, and at a concrete-scientific level, cultural, axiological, environmental, and personal pedagogical approaches. The results of this work is an analysis of the pedagogical views of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill concerning the goals and objectives of the educational process, consideration of the factors and areas of human life that affect the formation of personality, as well as the classification of the goals of pedagogy depending on the pedagogical approaches of the religious teaching about the meaning of life. Thus, the pedagogical views of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill must be studied and analyzed in order to use the experience of His Holiness’s ministry in modern educational theory and practice.