Kyiv— The Conference of Roman Catholic Bishops of Ukraine have released an address for the Ukrainian people on the occasion of the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. They call the baptism "one of the most important historical events."

Moscow— A letter of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexis II to Catholicos Illia II, head of the Orthodox Church of Georgia, in which the patriarch recommends the catholicos not travel to Kyiv for the celebration of the 1020th anniversary of the

Moscow— "We expect that the authorities of Ukraine in full measure will secure the execution of this program of the visit of [Russian Orthodox Patriarch] Alexis II, which is planned for these days; especially that law enforcement structures will not

Athens— On 22 July 2008 at its regular meeting, the Permanent Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church passed a decision to have its official delegation, headed by Archbishop Hieronymos II, participate in the celebration of the 1020th anniversary of

Kyiv— A Georgian delegation headed by Catholicos Ilia II, head of the Orthodox Church of Georgia, will come to Kyiv at the personal invitation of the president of Ukraine in connection with the celebration of the 1020th anniversary of the

Kyiv— On 23 July 2008 the official site of the president of Ukraine publicized the finalized, detailed program for the general events for the celebration in Ukraine of the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus. An English translation

Dnipropetrovsk— The press service of the Dnipropetrovsk Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) has released a statement on pickets at the Turkish Consulate in Dnipropetrovsk at the initiative of the All-Ukrainian Orthodox Brotherhood of St. Michael the Archangel

Kyiv— After two years of dispute, on 19 July 2008 a community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) entered St. Catherine's Cathedral in northern Ukrainian Chernihiv for the start of normal liturgical life. Two years ago the head of

Kyiv— A description of the celebrations of the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus was prepared by the press-service of the president of Ukraine. In it is a list of all of the celebratory events that occurred in

Moscow-Kyiv— Ukraine is again on the edge of a serious interchurch conflict, like that which happened in the 1990s, with seizing of churches and physical conflicts of Orthodox groups. But this time not between the Kyivan and Moscow patriarchates but

Kyiv — In a short amount of time, the Ukrainian government will resolve issues involving the return of all buildings of the Lutheran church in Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on this recently.

Kyiv— On 16 July 2008, John Palmer, the newly-elected general secretary of the Assemblies of God (USA), the biggest Pentecostal group in the United States of America, came to Ukraine. The goal of the visit was to further friendship with

Kyiv— On 16 July 2008 the Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) listened to the "Address of the Patriarchal Sobor [Assembly] of the UOAC [Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church] to the National Sobor of the UOC[-MP]" of 27 November

Kyiv— On 18 July 2008, the day before the festive Liturgy for the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus, at the patriarchal residence in Kyiv a session of the Patriarchal Sobor (Assembly) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate

Kyiv — The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has asked the public to report possible illegal and provocative acts aimed at starting conflicts on a religious basis and violating constitutional rights during the celebration in Kyiv of the 1020th anniversary

Kyiv— As part of the national church and state celebration of the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine, on 19 July 2008 at Michael's Square near St. Michael's Golden-domed Monastery and St. Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv a ceremonial Divine

Kyiv— The Patriarchate of Constantinople publicized special materials on the occasion of the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine that has been posted on the official site of the president of Ukraine. Among other things, the text states: "in

Kyiv— Iryna Vannykova, press secretary of the president of Ukraine, at a press briefing on 21 July 2008 reported that events to celebrate the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus will start on 24 July with the president

Kyiv— Ukrainian customs workers took away videomaterials from journalists of the Russian tv company TV Center. The incident happened in Kyiv's Boryspil Airport. The TV Center film crew for a week worked to prepare a story for the program "Postscriptum"

Kyiv— Ukrainian Minister of Education Ivan Vakarchuk met with representatives of the country's Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant churches on 17 July 2008 in Kyiv. According to the press office of the Christian-Democratic Union, Vakarchuk emphasized the importance of the education