12 COVID deaths in Belgian nursing home following vaccination
52 of the 55 residents who tested positive for the coronavirus in May had been vaccinated in January.
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Belgian Catholic bishop co-signs LGBT protection charter
The same day Bishop Johan Bonny signed the charter at the Flemish parliament, the official website of the Catholic Church in Belgium marked the ‘International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia’
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Man claiming to be female wants to become nun: ‘I will not give up, even if I have to go to the Vatican’
'Everywhere I register, the sisters are enthusiastic,' the man said.
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Belgium: Police on horseback trample woman while dispersing social gatherings
As things stand, Belgian authorities have deemed it illegal to gather in groups of more than four.
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Belgian judge rules the country’s COVID restrictions are illegal
The government will have to repeal the current restrictions within 30 days. New restrictions could be passed — legally — by the Belgian parliament.
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‘Angry’ Belgian bishop slams Vatican for rejecting same-sex blessings
'I feel vicarious shame for my Church' and said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's statement negative response to priests blessing same-sex unions.
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Camera surveillance stepped up in Belgium and France
Authorities are closely watching citizens to enforce COVID rules and track data while invading individuals' privacy.
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New report shows major increase in euthanasia deaths across Belgium and Netherlands
The number of people killed by euthanasia and assisted suicide has surged in Belgium from just 24 in 2002 to 2,656 in 2019
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Belgian judge rules against mandatory masks laws, acquits man charged for not complying
The judge said that a mandatory mask law in Belgium must be done by legislators in parliament. Currently Belgium’s mask laws, and other COVID-19 laws, have been enacted via a ministerial decree.
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Belgian Catholics secure right to worship, barely, against bishops’ resistance
The story of how Belgian Catholics regained the possibility to assist at Mass under the country’s new partial deconfinement rules is a strange one.
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