Catholic layman faces 2 years in prison in Belarus

ALEKSANDROVKA, Belarus — A young Catholic layman, who turned his home in the western Belarus village of Aleksandrovka, Grodno Region, into a shelter for homeless people with a prayer room, is being accused of leading an unregistered religious organization, according Forum 18 News Service. Aleksei Shchedrov — who said he has helped about 100 local people since December 2011 —…