LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Religious freedom will “rapidly deteriorate” in Belarus as a law passed a year ago gives the government broad discretion to use formal legal grounds to persecute “disloyal ...

The Trinity Church in Gervyaty is one of the most beautiful architectural specimens in Belarus. The Neo-Gothic church was ...

MINSK, 7 January (BelTA) – The church in Belarus is part of an independent sovereign state, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said during the Christmas church service at the Holy Spirit Cathedral ...

Two Roman Catholic priests who were imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were released from prison Thursday following talks with the Vatican, officials said.

In Belarus, western Ukraine's neighbor to the north, the Church is doing its best to reach out to the people, even as it faces such challenges as irreligion, poverty, and alcoholism in the former ...

Human rights campaigners have accused the Belarus government of using imprisoned Catholic priests as "hostages," as a Polish Carmelite became the latest detained for alleged espionage. "The state sees ...

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Members of the international community are calling for Belarus to end human rights violations and allow free and fair elections after a sham vote in 2020. Reports from both ...