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Russian Catholic lawmaker faces trial for posting Pope’s peace message

August 25, 2022

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CWN Editor's Note: A Russian public official faces trial for “discrediting the armed forces,” because he posted on his Facebook page the text of a prayer for peace by Pope Francis.

Konstantin Jankauskas, a deputy in Zjuzino, is a Catholic, and in March posted the Pope’s call for an end to warfare in Ukraine.

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