Zhirovichi Monastery turns 505 MINSK, 20 May (BelTA) - The Holy Dormition Monastery in the town of Zhirovichi, one of Belarus’ main spiritual centers, celebrates its 505th anniversary this year.

In an interview with AP, Roy accused the Orthodox church in Russia and Belarus of legitimizing what he described as Moscow’s aggressive expansionist ideology.

Belarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader Dozens of clergy in Belarus — Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant — have been jailed, silenced or forced into ...

FILE – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, center, his son, Nikolai, second right, and Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, attend Christmas services in the Church of the Holy Prophet ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Rev. Viachaslau Barok was a familiar face in Rasony, a town in northern Belarus near the Russian border, overseeing construction of its Roman Catholic church and ...