His Holiness Alexy II is likely to visit Ukraine this year
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Moscow, February 22, Interfax – Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia is to visit Ukraine to celebrate the 1020th anniversary of Russia’s Baptism.
“Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko during their meeting invited the patriarch to visit the country to celebrate the 1020th anniversary of Russia’s Baptism. His Holiness thanked him for the invitation,” Secretary of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archpriest Nikolay Balashov told Interfax-Religion on Friday.
“The exact time hasn’t been set and yet to be considered,” Fr. Nikolay said.
The celebrations to mark 2008 jubilee will be held in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities, in Russia and Byelorussia.
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