Days after Belarus brokered an end to an aborted coup in Russia and as the pope’s personal peace envoy closed a trip to Moscow, a top Vatican official arrived in Belarus to honor a famed icon and meet with high-level state and ecclesial officials.
Belarus officials have been accused of intimidation after the Church of Sts. Simon and Helena, popularly dubbed the Red Church, was ordered to close following a suspicious Sept. 26 blaze.
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