INTERVIEW —
The Netherlands: COVID-19, lockdown and protests. Msgr. Van den Hende: “The majority of Dutch people follow the rules”
di Sarah NumicoThe Netherlands is hit by a wave of riots and protests, some of them violent, ongoing for the past weeks.…
Netherlands: Bishops’ Conference, a website to accompany the faithful throughout Lent
Netherlands: Pastoral Congress “When God renews us” moves online. “To be missionaries for the Kingdom”
Netherlands: diocese of Rotterdam, online campaign for vocational discernment in priesthood
Huge damage —
Netherlands: Noorbeek, fire of unknown origin devastates 13th century church of St Bridget
Netherlands: curfew and clashes in 10 cities. Prime Minister Rutte, “criminal violence”. Bishops, “stay in contact by prayer”
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS —
Netherlands: two “walls of tears” in Wijk bij Duurstede to remember the pandemic and its victims
COVID-19 Coronavirus: Dutch Network of Catholic Social Organizations (VKMO), “14% of the world’s population owns 51% of vaccines”
Court of Justice of the European Union: children cannot be repatriated unless they are guaranteed adequate reception
HEALTH CRISIS —
Netherlands: Bishops suspend Masses on Christmas Eve. Decision taken “painfully, but with responsibility for public health”
“SHELTERSUIT” —
