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Another priest reportedly detained in Belarus

An NGO estimates that 31 Catholic priests have been detained since 2020.

Luke Coppen
Oct 09, 2024
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Authorities in Belarus reportedly detained another Catholic priest Monday.

Independence Palace in Minsk, Belarus. Antono Vasiljev via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Fr. Yury Barauniou, a priest of the Diocese of Vitebsk, was subject to administrative arrest Oct. 7 for alleged possession of “extremist materials,” the human rights monitoring group Christian Visi…

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