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The priests’ release was credited in part to Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, pictured here celebrating the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025.

Belarus pardons 2 Catholic priests after talks with Vatican

Nov 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Two Catholic priests in Belarus will be released from prison in an act of “goodwill” after national leaders engaged in... Read more

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