Europe

MINSK, Belarus — City authorities in Minsk have told the embattled charismatic New Life church that the land it bought with its church building in

MOSCOW — Protestant communities and other religious confessions in Russia are facing increasing obstruction from state authorities about building a place of worship. For example,

BARNAUL, Russia — Catholics in the Siberian Altai region are encountering persistent obstacles in their work. The Barnaul, Russia, Catholic parish’s attempts to regain its

TAIZé, France — The legendary founder of a monastic community that united Christians from Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic and evangelical traditions was murdered during a prayer

LONDON — Britain’s 140 Hindu temples said they are having trouble recruiting pujaris — Indian priests trained in temple rituals — because of a national