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… a major change, and everyone assumed his time in office would be extended," said Kaciaryna Laurynenka, a Catholic theologian and historian. "[The archbishop] clearly expected to resume his duties, so he'll be disappointed and gutted," said Laurynenka. "People are naturally wondering about the bargaining games being played out as a … he retired . "The government will claim a victory in forcing through this top-level change," Laurynenka told NCR. "There are obvious suspicions that the church has caved in to pressure." In …

… are shocked at the level of Catholic engagement and struggling to contain it," Kaciaryna Laurynenka, a Catholic theologian teaching church history and canon law in Vitebsk, told NCR. … and the Belarusian government. If talks between the Vatican and the regime are underway, Laurynenka said she regrets that church members are being kept in the dark. Many were … learned a painful lesson — that 26 years of rule cannot can't be undone in just a few days," Laurynenka told NCR. "Though all Belarusians are expecting better things, this will all clearly …

… him politely but firmly he didn't have permission to enter Belarusian territory," Kaciaryna Laurynenka, a Catholic historian and media worker from Vitebsk, explained to NCR. "Other bishops are talking of persecution, and this seems absolutely right," said Laurynenka. "But Catholics have a significant presence here, so we'll have to see what happens. … in Belarus, and would thus be barred from entering both Belarus and Russia. For Catholics like Laurynenka, the archbishop's exclusion has been the latest shock in a turbulent summer, which has …