Belarus

A Catholic Nobel Peace Prize winner who was unexpectedly freed from jail in Belarus has paid tribute to supporters who helped secure his release, while warning that over a thousand …

The news came as a consequence of Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti’s October visit to the country on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Diocese of Pinsk.

“We honor two journalists whose courage shines as a beacon for all who refuse to be silenced,” European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said.

A USCCB mental health initiative, St. Thérèse of Lisieux relics, a St. Maximilian Kolbe film, OSV News interviews with cardinals and more among this week’s coverage.

Former prisoners and human rights campaigners have accused the Belarus government of using imprisoned Catholic priests as “hostages.”

The lay Catholic, a major figure in the church’s post-communist revival, remains in a penal colony, deprived of sacraments and any spiritual support.

(OSV News) — OSV News recently spoke with researcher Felix Corley of Forum 18 — a news service that partners with the Norwegian Helsinki Committee in defending freedom of religion, thought …

MINSK, Belarus (OSV News) — Father Henrykh Akalatovich, pastor of the Catholic parish in Valožyn, was sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony in Belarus Dec. 30 in a move …

(OSV News) — Clergy in Belarus are deleting their social media profiles to avoid arrest, according to church sources, as local parishes face pressure under a new religious law. “With …

This week started off with a bang with the launch of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the pope’s interview on CBS television, and it just kept rolling with news about …