CHURCH IN EUROPE — 8 Febbraio 2021 Netherlands: diocese of Rotterdam, online campaign for vocational discernment in priesthood
Huge damage — 3 Febbraio 2021 Netherlands: Noorbeek, fire of unknown origin devastates 13th century church of St Bridget
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS — 25 Gennaio 2021 Netherlands: curfew and clashes in 10 cities. Prime Minister Rutte, “criminal violence”. Bishops, “stay in contact by prayer”
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS — 19 Gennaio 2021 Netherlands: two “walls of tears” in Wijk bij Duurstede to remember the pandemic and its victims
Denunciation — 15 Gennaio 2021 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Dutch Network of Catholic Social Organizations (VKMO), “14% of the world’s population owns 51% of vaccines”
MIGRATION — 14 Gennaio 2021 Court of Justice of the European Union: children cannot be repatriated unless they are guaranteed adequate reception
HEALTH CRISIS — 16 Dicembre 2020 Netherlands: Bishops suspend Masses on Christmas Eve. Decision taken “painfully, but with responsibility for public health”
“SHELTERSUIT” — 23 Ottobre 2020 Netherlands: waterproof jackets turning into sleeping bags, businessman Timmer’s gift to the homeless
HEALTH EMERGENCY — 14 Ottobre 2020 Netherlands: COVID-19 infections on the rise. Bishops release video to support the faithful and invite to prayer
Public health emergency — 25 Giugno 2020 Netherlands: Covid-19 restrictions have been relaxed; fewer constraints on Mass with devotees. But no singing in Church yet
Bishops’ document — 21 Maggio 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Netherlands, “Ecclesial life at 1.5 metres”. Mass without Communion until mid-June