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The faceless Nativity scene in Brussels, Belgium, in November 2025. (Maxim Van den Bossche via CNA)

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Faceless Brussels Nativity scene sparks controversy over Christian tradition

Catholic News Agency|Dec 2, 2025|3 Min Read

Pope Francis answers a question from a journalist aboard his flight back to Rome Sept. 29, 2024, after visiting Luxembourg and Belgium during his 46th international trip. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope addresses feminism, war, abuse crisis, and abortion on plane home from Belgium

Elise Ann Allen|Sep 29, 2024|6 Min Read

Pope Francis arrives at KU Leuven, a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium, Sept. 27, 2024. Founded in 1425 with a decree by Pope Martin V, it is the oldest Catholic university in the world. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

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Pope urges university professors to push boundaries in pursuit of truth

Elise Ann Allen|Sep 27, 2024|5 Min Read

Pope Francis greets residents and staff at St. Joseph's Home in Brussels, a residence operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor for the elderly, Sept. 27, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

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Pope in Belgium calls for peace, condemns abuse, forced adoptions

Elise Ann Allen|Sep 27, 2024|6 Min Read

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Pope dismisses abusive former Belgian bishop from clerical state

Cindy Wooden|Mar 21, 2024|3 Min Read

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Belgian bishop: 'Euthanasia is not necessarily an evil as such'

Jonah McKeown|Oct 10, 2023|4 Min Read

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Belgium violated right to life in euthanasia case, European Court of Human Rights rules

Anian Christoph Wimmer|Oct 4, 2022|3 Min Read

A gay couple holds their adopted children during the Lesbian and Gay Pride rally in central Brussels in this May 18, 2013, file photo. The Flemish-speaking bishops of Belgium have authorized a prayer for committed gay couples on the condition it is clear that it is not equivalent to a wedding blessing. (CNS photo/Laurent Dubrule, Reuters)

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Bishops in Belgium authorize prayer for committed gay couples

Catholic News Service|Sep 21, 2022|4 Min Read

Abbey brewer Fr. Karel Stautemas and master brewer Marc-Antoine Sochon toast the opening of Grimbergen Abbey Brewery in Belgium. (PRNewsfoto/Grimbergen via CNA)

Beer-making returns to Belgian Catholic abbey after 200 years

Catholic News Agency|Jun 3, 2021|3 Min Read

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Belgium and the Netherlands see rapid rise in euthanasia and assisted suicide cases

Catholic News Agency|Feb 16, 2021|4 Min Read

Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium. (Wikimedia Commons via CNA)

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Belgian Catholics organize legal challenge to public Mass ban

Hannah Brockhaus|Dec 7, 2020|3 Min Read

The Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium. (Alvesgaspar/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 via CNA)

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No public Masses until January for Belgian Catholics

Catholic News Agency|Dec 1, 2020|2 Min Read

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