Europe

Belgium

Belgium was the 20th century's greatest Catholic missionary power — its priests and sisters spread across Africa and Asia — yet today the Belgian Church has collapsed more completely than almost any other in Europe, shaken by abuse scandals and radical secularization.

Belgium
St. Damien of Molokai (born in Belgium), Bl. Adolph Daens, St. Juliana of Liège (instituted feast of Corpus Christi)
Belgium
Corpus Christi (moveable) — Belgium gave the universal Church this feast; Assumption of Mary (Aug 15); Our Lady of Banneux and Beauraing (approved apparition sites)
Catholic Population:
5.5 million
Percent Catholic:
48%
Church Status
Under Pressure
Primary Diocese:
Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels

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