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Belgian Salesians defend decision to send convicted pedophile to Africa
- Nov 28, 2019
Belgium’s Salesian order defended its decision to send a priest convicted of child abuse to work with Caritas in Central African Republic, where he has been accused of abusing children again.
Caritas expresses outrage over former director in Africa accused of abuse
- Nov 21, 2019
Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based confederation of 165 national Catholic charities, has expressed sadness and outrage over incidents of child abuse by a Belgian Salesian priest who had been the national director of Caritas in the Central African Republic.
Belgium’s bishops oppose proposals to liberalize abortion laws
- Nov 14, 2019
In a joint statement, the Catholic bishops of Belgium criticize the further liberalization of abortion law in the country.
Ghent Cathedral has a new ‘Franciscan style’ stained-glass window
- Mar 1, 2019
‘Laudato si’: that’s the name of the colorful new stained-glass window recently revealed in the St. Bavo Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. It was made by the artist Harold Van de Perre, who says that “the beauty of this stained-glass window lies in the secret of ‘renewal within tradition’.”
Catholic brother hails trial of Belgian docs for violating euthanasia law
- Nov 29, 2018
The head of a Catholic order that runs homes for psychiatric patients welcomed the first prosecutions of Belgian doctors for an illegal act of euthanasia.
Recalling the Belgian cardinal who truly shaped Francis’s destiny
- Jul 24, 2018
Today marks the 51st anniversary of the death of Belgian Cardinal Joseph Cardijn, whose “See-Judge-Act” model has helped shape Pope Francis’s pastoral approach.
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