Belarus rights groups urge Church to ‘continue caring’ amid ongoing suppression of religion

Belarus rights groups urge Church to ‘continue caring’ amid ongoing suppression of religion

(OSV News) — Belarus’s foremost Catholic dissident has urged Church leaders not to ignore the plight of his country’s political prisoners amid a continuing crackdown on religious freedoms. “Our own bishops and priests face harsh conditions, and I’m not judging them for their silence,” said Ales Bialiatski, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while detained in 2022. “But Western church leaders and Vatican diplomats should be helping more agains…

Belarus rights groups urge church to 'continue caring' amid ongoing suppression of religion

Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski is urging global church leaders to speak out more forcefully as repression tightens against Catholics and other believers.