Belarus president meets papal envoy on archbishop's exile (Reuters)

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus met on December 17 with Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, who was acting as a papal representative to discuss the exile of Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk. Lukashenko expressed his pleasure at meeting Archbishop Gugerotti, a former nuncio to Belarus, and voiced his admiration for Pope Francis. The details of their conversation, however, were not disclosed.