Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELARUS: Release of two Catholic priests sentenced to 11 and 13 years in prison HRWF (20.11.2025) – On 20 November 2025, President Lukashenka released two Catholic priests, Henrikh Okolatovich and Andrzej Juchnevich, convicted of “serious crimes...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
GERMANY: 10,000 Catholic and Protestant temples expected to close in next decade The decline in membership of the two historic Christian confessions will have consequences: “Every fifth worship place will no longer be used for its original purpose”. Evangelical Focus...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
NICARAGUA: Religious leaders targeted in new wave of detentions CSW (08.08.2024) – The National Police of Nicaragua have detained 11 religious leaders from the Roman Catholic Church in northern Nicaragua in a renewed crackdown. A twelfth religious leader, Deacon...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: A strange court decision: Catholic bishops to pay 1500 EUR on a gender-based issue Only men can become deacons in the Catholic Church. The judges say they cannot change this but can sentence Catholic authorities to indemnify the woman. By Massimo Introvigne...
