GNIEZNO, Poland (AP) - Poland's bishops on Thursday opened religious and political celebrations that mark 1,050 years of Christianity in Poland with a debate on its significance for the nation.

When the first Polish head of state Mieszko I was baptised in 966 it meant more than just one grown man becoming a Christian. It essentially meant that all of the subjects of his pagan society and his ...

"The historic decision of Prince Mieszko I, who thanks to Princess Dobrava of Bohemia was baptised in 966, included us in the civilisation of Western Europe, which was soon to be confirmed at the ...

GNIEZNO, Poland (AP) — The head of Poland’s influential Catholic Church appealed for an end to enmity and divisions as he celebrated a Mass on Thursday that marked 1,050 years of Christianity ...