Teens planning to "bomb Christmas" arrested in Belgium

Dutch police arrested 10 teenagers who were suspected of planning a series of terrorist attacks at Christmas markets, reports the newspaper Laatste Nieuws.

According to reports, a group of terror suspects arrested in Belgium were planning attacks in crowded places, including the main railway station in Antwerp, the country’s second-largest city. The detained suspects were also reportedly in contact with Hicham Chaïb, an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighter from Belgium. Instructions on how to build a bomb, the boys received via the Internet.

The information about the detention of adolescents was confirmed by the prosecutor's office spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt. He said that at present in Belgium" a dozen cases involving minors who have been recruited in the same way by the terrorist organizations to prepare or commit an attack are under investigation."

In Lutsk, OCU holds procession in honor of the “Great Prophet Taras”

Students and faculty of the OCU academy marched through the streets of Lutsk carrying crosses and banners.

Mobilization of priests is real genocide, says Metropolitan Theodosiy

Metropolitan Theodosiy of Cherkasy said the forced mobilization of UOC clergy is both a crime and an act of genocide.

Constantinople hierarch: UOJ engages in propaganda journalism in defense of UOC

Archbishop Elpidophoros accuses the Union of Orthodox Journalists of "Russian propaganda" without providing a single fact.

Phanar’s Archdiocese in U.S. tried to derail meetings held in defense of UOC

A leaked letter from Archbishop Elpidophoros to Patriarch Bartholomew has revealed that while Orthodox Christians were seeking protection for the UOC in Washington, the Phanar was coordinating a campaign to sabotage their meetings with American politicians.

New York mayor hosts iftar at City Hall

Zohran Mamdani turned the city’s administrative center into a venue for a religious observance.

EXCLUSIVE: Abp Elpidophoros’ letter to Pat Bartholomew on defending UOC in US

Archbishop Elpidophoros reports to Patriarch Bartholomew on his efforts to derail actions by Orthodox clergy and faithful in the United States in defense of the UOC.