The international campaign, dubbed Operation "FLASH-WEKA," witnessed the concerted efforts of law enforcement agencies across 54 countries to dismantle criminal networks involved in human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
The UOC is part of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, which has about 150 million followers globally, signifying the largest Orthodox Church in the world.
Pope Francis expressed concern over the expulsion of monks from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, following an appeal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Mexican President Lopez Obrador praises President Biden for not building a border wall, asks for Congress to regularize migration status of millions of Mexicans living in the US.
Ukraine President Zelensky is seeking to continue the "spiritual independence" of the country by continuing bans against religious organizations “affiliated with centers of influence” in Russia.
A new Pew Research report finds that governments and police in nearly a quarter of 198 countries and territories used coercion on religious groups who refused to comply with COVID-19 worship restrictions.
