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  • Belarus archbishop refused reentry, warns nation faces civil war

    Belarus archbishop refused reentry, warns nation faces civil war

    • Sep 1, 2020

    The president of the Belarusian bishops’ conference has been barred from reentering his country from abroad, after warning in a pastoral letter that the nation’s worsening crisis could spill into civil war.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Belarus shifts crackdown tactics, detains strike leader

    Belarus shifts crackdown tactics, detains strike leader

    • Aug 31, 2020

    Belarus’s authorities on Monday detained a factory strike organizer and a leading opposition activist, part of a methodical effort to stifle weeks of protests against the country’s authoritarian leader after an election the opposition says was rigged.

    By Yuras Karmanu
  • Catholic leaders in Belarus protest after police block entrance to church

    Catholic leaders in Belarus protest after police block entrance to church

    • Aug 28, 2020

    Catholic leaders in Minsk protested after law enforcement agencies blocked the entry of Sts. Simon and Helena Church and later arrested protesters who had fled inside to avoid police.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Beating peaceful demonstrators is ‘grave sin,’ says Belarusian archbishop

    Beating peaceful demonstrators is ‘grave sin,’ says Belarusian archbishop

    • Aug 17, 2020

    WARSAW, Poland — Bishops in Belarus demanded an end to repression and confirmed Catholic clergy and laypeople were beaten and jailed during street protests following disputed Aug. 9 elections. “The beating of peaceful demonstrators who want to know the truth, their cruel treatment and inhumane detention, is a grave sin

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • After election in Belarus, Catholic leaders urge restraint, dialogue

    After election in Belarus, Catholic leaders urge restraint, dialogue

    • Aug 11, 2020

    Catholic leaders urged dialogue and restraint in Belarus, amid violent street clashes following a contested Aug. 9 presidential election.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Jehovah’s Witnesses case spotlights religious freedom issue in Russia

    Jehovah’s Witnesses case spotlights religious freedom issue in Russia

    • May 21, 2020

    A U.S. official praised Belarus for releasing a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses that Russia wanted extradited.

    By Catholic News Service
  • East European Catholics draw lockdown parallels with communist rule

    East European Catholics draw lockdown parallels with communist rule

    • Apr 16, 2020

    Although Catholics in most East European countries have backed measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, for some it has also revived painful memories of communist rule. Sensitivities over church closures have also surfaced in Western Europe, where some Catholics have questioned the right of civil authorities to prohibit religious worship.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Catholic leaders condemn bulldozing of crosses at site of executions

    Catholic leaders condemn bulldozing of crosses at site of executions

    • Apr 13, 2019

    Catholic and Orthodox leaders condemned the bulldozing of memorial crosses at a site of communist-era mass executions.

    By Catholic News Service
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