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“Seeing with the eyes of the Lord”– Christmas message from the bishops of...
In their Christmas message, the archbishop and auxiliary bishops of Utrecht look back at the Holy Year of Mercy, urging us not to let the fruits of that Year go to waste. We should always try to look...
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Kevelaer provides a bishop again, bringing Münster back to five
This week, the Diocese of Münster saw the its full roster of auxiliary bishops, no less than five of them, completed again. And like the last time, it is the rector of the Marian Shrine of Kevelaer who...
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New deacons, and a few priests, for northwestern Europe [Updated 9 May]
[Edit at bottom of text] The past few weeks have again seen a number of ordinations of new deacons and priests in the dioceses of northwestern Europe. 24 of them, in 13 (arch)dioceses, to be exact. In...
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60 years a priest – Cardinal Simonis looks back and ahead
Congratulations to Cardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonis, who yesterday celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination in Utrecht’s cathedral of St. Catherine. The 85 year-old cardinal was archbishop...
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The question of a decoration – pro-abortion politician inducted in the Order...
Lilianne Ploumen, member of the Dutch parliament and formerly Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, recently showed off a papal decoration she received, the insignia of commander in...
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The Church grows, if slowly
Easter is the time for Baptism, and every year, the Church rejoices in welcoming new faithful to her flock. Catholic weekly Katholiek Nieuwsblad asked the seven Dutch dioceses how many Baptisms they...
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Case study – Bishop Hendriks casts a canonist’s eye on the German bishops’...
At the risk of becoming a one-topic bore, one more post about the Communion question, after another Dutch bishop comes out in, well, understanding of the German proposal. Bishop Jan Hendriks, auxiliary...
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Just another church? Utrecht to close its cathedral
An archdiocese closing its cathedral. An unheard of development, surely? Not so in Utrecht, and it really is a logical conclusion in a diocese which is merging parishes and selling excess property:...
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Closing the cathedral – A step closer in Utrecht
It appears that the process of secularising and selling the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Utrecht is no more option anymore, but soon to be reality. As reported by Hendro Munsterman in his regular...
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Secularisation averted – Utrecht’s cathedral to remain open
The cathedral church of St. Catherine is to remain the seat of the archbishop of Utrecht. After several months in which the local parish explored possibilities and eventually concrete steps towards...
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