Belarus frees two Catholic priests after visit from Pope Leo’s envoy
The priests, who were both serving prison sentences of over 10 years, were released from prison after 'intensified contacts with the Vatican.'
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Articles tagged Belarus
Priest jailed for 11 years warns ‘the whole Catholic Church in Belarus’ is on trial
The Belarusian government enforces draconian laws to stifle religious communities and restrict their freedom to operate, human rights activists have warned.
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Catholic priest sentenced to 11 years in Belarus prison camp for ‘high treason’
Fr. Henryk Okołotowicz's sentencing on charges of 'high treason' has been described as the first such political imprisonment since the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union. Okołotowicz has maintained his innocence.
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Belarusian bishops refuse to bless same-sex couples as it ‘may be perceived… as consent to sin’
The bishops of Belarus cautioned priests against blessing anyone in an 'irregular union' since 'such a blessing may be perceived by other believers as consent to sin.'
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Belarus government seizes major church from Catholic congregation, reports say
The right to use the ‘Red Cathedral’ was taken away from the Catholic Congregation due to alleged safety concerns.
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Example of Belarus appears to further highlight the folly of national lockdowns
President Aleksander Lukashenko claims that last year he rejected an offer of nearly $1 billion from the IMF in exchange for imposing a hard lockdown on the country
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US, 18 other nations tell UN: ‘There is no international right to an abortion’
The countries declared in a statement that they're united in their demand for the 'preservation of human life.'
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Belarus’ interior ministry blasts UK for flying rainbow flag at embassy
The former Soviet nation, which supports 'traditional family values,' condemned the International Day Against Homophobia display.
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Belarus pro-lifers saving babies through campaigns inside abortion-performing hospitals
'I pray our initiatives will continue to save babies and families — and change the decades-old abortion mentality in this post-communist country to one that embraces the sacredness of all human life,' says director of Human Life International in Belarus.
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Flourishing Belarus pro-life movement a ray of light
Good news is hard to come by in Belarus since the country declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
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