Catholic Church officials in Russia criticized planned religious law changes that will require all clergy who studied abroad to retrain in a Russian college. "Like other confessions, we find it absurd to talk of recertifying priests ...
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. "Returning to Minsk, I ...
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 ...
An international virtual pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Lourdes, France, will "affirm the power of prayer" against COVID-19, said the shrine's vice rector. "Lourdes is all about spiritual and physical healing, and we've received 15,000 prayer ...
