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Dutch diocese abandons rule to offer Mass in every parish on Sundays
Due to a shortage of priests and to save on energy costs, the Diocese of Roermond in the Netherlands said... Read more
Who was Titus Brandsma?
Pope Francis will canonize the World War II martyr in May. Read more
Vatican’s doctrinal office: Don’t promote alleged apparitions connected to ‘Lady of All Nations’
The Vatican’s doctrinal office has urged Catholics not to promote “the alleged apparitions and revelations” associated with the Marian title of... Read more
Dutch doctors can sedate 'agitated' patients before euthanasia
Doctors in the Netherlands are now permitted to sedate patients without their knowledge or consent prior to euthanizing them if... Read more
‘Respect for life is eroded ever more’: Dutch Cardinal Eijk on euthanasia’s ‘slippery slope’
A Dutch cardinal has said that the Netherlands shows that once euthanasia is legalized safeguards are slowly but inevitably abandoned. Read more
Vandals deface image of Poland’s Black Madonna in Dutch city
The mayor of a Dutch town has condemned vandals who defaced an image of Our Lady of Częstochowa and daubed... Read more
Dutch cardinal says euthanasia ruling will not bring clarity
A Dutch cardinal said that a recent supreme court ruling permitting the euthanizing of dementia patients creates confusion and raises... Read more
Dutch Supreme Court rules doctors can euthanize dementia patients
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled on Tuesday that doctors may euthanize patients with severe dementia, provided that the patient... Read more
Half of Dutch bishops in late 20th century linked to abuse, report claims
A report published Saturday by a Dutch daily claims that just over half of the Netherland's bishops between 1945 and... Read more
