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Belgian priests push back on euthanasia directive for Catholic hospitals

May 3, 2017

The Brothers of Charity in Belgium are pushing back against a directive issued by their board to start performing euthanasia in their facilities. The brothers, who run 15 psychiatric hospitals with 5,000 patients, have called this decision unacceptable and “against our charism of the charity.”

Belgian church apologizes for role in mistreating mixed-race people

Apr 29, 2017

The Catholic Church in Belgium recently apologized for its role in separating mixed-race children born to African mothers and European fathers from their families and putting them up for adoption in Belgium. The bishops expressed “regret for the part played in this by the Catholic Church.”

New Belgian cardinal poised to be key papal ally in Europe
- Oct 11, 2016
Archbishop Jozef de Kesel of Brussels in Belgium one of Pope Francis’s new cardinals, in many ways attracts the same dynamics as the pontiff himself — great acclaim in progressive and secular circles but ambivalence among some insiders, who worry about where dialogue ends and capitulation begins.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Pope Francis condemns ‘blind violence’ in Belgium
- Mar 22, 2016
ROME — Pope Francis has condemned the “blind violence” of the terrorist attacks that shook Belgium on Tuesday, offering prayers for the victims, the injured, their families, and all those working in relief efforts. “The Holy Father again condemns the blind violence which causes so much suffering, and he implores

By Inés San Martín
Pope Francis extends his moderate makeover of Church leadership
- Nov 6, 2015
Pope Francis continued his moderate makeover of the senior leadership of the Catholic Church on Friday, announcing key appointments for two major European archdioceses. In both cases, the pontiff tapped pastorally-minded figures not seen as either political or theological conservatives. In Barcelona, Spain, Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Lluís

By John L. Allen Jr.