In recent weeks, fires have been set in churches, and there has been an assault on a priest, in addition to desecration of a tabernacle and the hacking of more than 100 Catholic websites. The Sacred ...

The Catholic Church in Belgium has reported a significant rise in adult baptisms. CathoBel, the website of the Catholic Church in Belgium, reported Aug. 20 that 305 adults will be baptized this year, ...

In Belgium’s Laeken Castle, Pope Francis confronted the Catholic Church’s long-standing clerical-abuse crisis in the country, declaring unequivocally that “the Church should be ashamed” and must seek ...

BELGIUM, Wis. - In Belgium, fire destroyed the historic Lake Church Inn Tavern & Grill Tuesday night, May 16. The 175-year-old building lit up like a match. Wind-fueled flames reduced it to rubble in ...

In the wake of a highly publicized scandal regarding occupied churches by Muslims in Belgium, the country’s Apostolic Nuncio, Msgr. Karl-JosefRauber, released a declaration denying that he fully ...

BELGIUM, Wis. - Firefighters were called to Lake Church Inn in Belgium Tuesday night, May 16, a historic building in Ozaukee County. It's located off Highway D, and the building has been around since ...

MECHELEN, Belgium — The confessionals where generations of Belgians admitted their sins stood stacked in a corner of what was once Sacred Heart Church, proof the stalls — as well as the Roman Catholic ...

Pope Francis smiles as he arrives for a meeting with university students at the French-speaking UCLouvain campus in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, Sept. 28, 2024. Founded in 1425, the world's oldest ...

Belgium is a small kingdom of less than 9 million inhabitants. The history of this tiny land conditions its spiritual standing. For the nation has waged a constant struggle for independence against ...

Pope Francis on Sept. 27 kicked off a three-day trip to Belgium by asking forgiveness for the church's shameful record on clergy abuse, but was met with a challenge by the country's prime minister ...

The pastor of a church in Belgium has allowed a bar to open in his church - but only on Sundays. The Village of Brielen, Belgium, found itself without a pub, since its last and only pub closed down.

A little more than a fortnight ago, Pope Benedict XVI asked for “forgiveness from God” regarding the sex-abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church. His words aimed to turn the tide of public ...