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Will abuse overshadow the pope’s Belgium trip?

The motto for Francis' trip is 'On the way, with Hope', but will the trip’s organizers be able to keep the focus on the Church’s future?

Luke Coppen
Sep 20, 2024
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Belgium’s bishops unveiled their new point man on clerical abuse this week, days before Pope Francis begins a four-day visit to the country.

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels, where Pope Francis will meet with the Belgian Catholic community Sept. 28. Kazkaz66 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Archbishop Luc Terlinden, the 55-year-old Archbishop of …

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