Belgium’s Brothers of Charity cut ties to their homes over euthanasia

Belgium’s Brothers of Charity have cut ties with their 15 homes for psychiatric patients after the Vatican stripped the institutions of their Catholic status because euthanasia was permitted on their premises. Br Rene Stockman, superior general of the Brothers of Charity, the order that founded the homes, said the brothers had “no choice but to... Read More

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April 16, 2019

Heart in ashes: headlines in France after Notre Dame fire

The catastrophic fire at Notre Dame in Paris has made headlines both at home and abroad after flames tore through the historic cathedral. French president Emmanuel Macron said sadness would be felt across the nation and pledged the country would rebuild parts ravaged by the blaze. La Croix, a daily Catholic paper in France, carries... Read More

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July 17, 2018

Google Doodle celebrates pioneering universe priest

Google has paid tribute to the Belgian priest who proposed what is now known as the Big Bang theory. Fr Georges Lemaître, a professor of physics at the Catholic University of Leuven, became the topic of the Google Doodle today, Tuesday 17th July, which would have been the priest’s 124th birthday. Fr Lemaître was the... Read More

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March 22, 2018

Belgian priest: Vatican-China deal on bishops might really happen

As rumours fly of an imminent Vatican-China deal on the appointment of bishops, a Belgian priest known as an expert on China said he thinks an agreement might really happen. “I’ve never seen a more serious attempt to enter into a dialogue and to continue the dialogue,” said Missionhurst Fr Jeroom Heyndrickx, a member of... Read More

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January 15, 2018

Belgian Catholics concerned about abuse of country’s euthanasia law

Catholics in Belgium are concerned the country’s euthanasia law is being abused to kill patients without legal checks and safeguards. Auxiliary Bishop Jean Kockerols of Mechelen-Brussels said “not just the Church’s hierarchy, but doctors and medical professionals as well” were concerned. On 9th January, the Belgian Church’s Cathobel news agency published an article saying the... Read More

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