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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.
Belgian ethicist says euthanasia has become ‘sacralized’
- Jul 9, 2018
Dr. Willem Lemmens is a Professor of Modern Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Antwerp and told Crux “those psychiatrists opposing the too broad and lenient application of the law are scorned for being inhumane and for lacking empathy with unbearable suffering.”
Euthanasia for mental ailments changing ‘suicide prevention’ to ‘suicide assistance’
- Jul 6, 2018
As more countries embrace euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, is there a danger that “suicide prevention” might shift to “suicide assistance”?
Belgian deacon on trial, accused of multiple murders
- Jan 23, 2018
Ivo Poppe, a 61-year old Catholic deacon in Belgium, went on trial this week under the suspicion of killing at least ten people, including multiple family members.
Belgian Catholics concerned about abuse of country’s euthanasia law
- Jan 14, 2018
Catholics in Belgium are concerned the country’s euthanasia law is being abused to kill patients without legal checks and safeguards.
A missionary and a non-profit partner to serve Guatemala’s poor
- Nov 25, 2017
In Guatemala, a determined Belgian missionary named Jean-Marie Boxus, so dedicated to serving his people that he spent years as a volunteer fire-fighter, joined forces with a non-profit organization called World Neighbors, which believes in “getting to the little guy in the rice paddy,” to promote development and self-reliance among small farmers.
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