Dec 17, 2020 - 05:00 am .- Pope Francis sent a special envoy to meet with the president of Belarus Thursday amid tensions between between the Catholic Church and the authorities.
Dec 9, 2020 - 08:00 am .- The Church in Belarus appealed for prayers Tuesday after police detained two Catholic priests.
Nov 26, 2020 - 04:35 am .- The Catholic bishops of Belarus appealed Wednesday for a “peaceful solution” to the crisis that has gripped their country since a disputed presidential election in August.
Nov 14, 2020 - 06:00 am .- A Catholic bishop celebrated Mass Friday in memory of a protester reportedly beaten to death by security forces in Belarus.
Sep 21, 2020 - 05:00 am .- After President Alexander Lukashenko announced that he was putting troops on high alert and closing Belarus’ borders, a Vatican diplomat called Friday for dialogue and respect for the human rights of Belarusian protesters, who continue to take to the streets more than a month after disputed elections.
Sep 15, 2020 - 07:00 am .- A Catholic archbishop has appealed to the interior ministry of Belarus after border authorities said he was prevented from returning to his homeland because his passport was “invalid.”
Sep 12, 2020 - 06:00 am .- Belarus renewed its invitation to Pope Francis to visit the country Friday during talks with a senior Vatican official.
Sep 11, 2020 - 12:19 pm .- A senior Vatican official arrived in Belarus for talks Friday after the leader of the country’s Catholic Church was barred from returning to his homeland.
Sep 9, 2020 - 05:30 am .- A Mass broadcast to Catholics across Belarus has disappeared from the airwaves amid political upheaval following a disputed presidential election.
Sep 4, 2020 - 03:00 am .- Catholic bishops across Europe have expressed support for an archbishop who was refused entry to his homeland of Belarus.
Sep 1, 2020 - 06:15 am .- A Catholic archbishop appealed for prayers Tuesday, a day after he was blocked from entering Belarus by border guards.
Aug 31, 2020 - 06:30 am .- Border guards blocked a Catholic archbishop from returning to Belarus Monday.
Aug 27, 2020 - 05:30 am .- A Catholic archbishop in Belarus protested Thursday after riot police blocked the entrance to a church in the capital, Minsk.
Aug 20, 2020 - 05:30 am .- The archbishop of Minsk prayed outside of a prison in Belarus Wednesday where detained protesters were reported to have been tortured.
Aug 18, 2020 - 04:00 am .- A Catholic archbishop urged the embattled government of Belarus Tuesday to allow priests to visit imprisoned protesters.
Aug 12, 2020 - 01:01 pm .- The Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev called Tuesday for an end to the violent clashes occurring across Belarus following a disputed presidential election.
