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Catholic clerics spared years in Belarusian jails after Vatican intervention

Tymon Miller
 20.11.2025, 15:58
The Belarusian Bishops’ Conference said Fr. Henryk Okołotowicz (center left) and Fr. Andrzej Juchniewicz (center right) were freed following diplomatic efforts involving the U.S., the Vatican and local Church leaders. Photo: catholic.by
The Belarusian Bishops’ Conference said Fr. Henryk Okołotowicz (center left) and Fr. Andrzej Juchniewicz (center right) were freed following diplomatic efforts involving the U.S., the Vatican and local Church leaders. Photo: catholic.by

One of the priests was sentenced to 11 years in a Belarusian gulag.