Older people stared as at a mirage. For this indeed was young (22) King Baudouin of Belgium, out among the poorest of his subjects, without guard or escort, in the company of Public Health ...
given the Belgian church's wretched legacy of clergy sexual abuse. Baudouin became king after the abdication of his father, King Leopold. He abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than give his assent ...
GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan 24 2025 (IPS) - During his visit to the Kingdom of Belgium in September 2024, Pope Francis was full of praise for King Baudouin, who ruled Belgium for more ...
Baudouin became king after the abdication of his father, King Leopold. He abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than give his assent to a parliament-approved bill legalizing abortion. He died in 1993 ...