
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.