Tag: arrested priest

Catholic priest jailed for protest at abortion clinic in New York

A Franciscan friar was given the maximum sentence for protesting at an abortion facility

American street preacher arrested at LGBT Pride in Canterbury

An American street preacher was arrested and detained after preaching from the Book of Romans during a Pride event in Canterbury.

Ortega's Socialist regime imprisons priests in Nicaragua

Fr. Óscar Danilo Benavidez Dávila was arrested in August this year along with other clergymen

Christian groups demand release of a bishop and two priests in Eritrea

"The Eritrean government is yet to give a reason for arresting the clergymen," their statement reads.

Indian priest accused of terrorism dies in prison

Father Stan Swamy was suffering from Parkinson's disease and had recently caught the Covid.

Myanmar military arrest Catholic priest amid crackdown

A Burmese Catholic priest was arrested this week after the military raided his residence in the western part of the country.