ROME – Willy Bombeek, the head of a new “contact point” for gay Catholics that’s backed by the Flemish bishops, says he is confident that his ministry is something the pope would approve ...

The New Flemish Alliance’s victory will bring relief to the country’s political establishment, which had long been bracing for a victory by the far-right party Vlaams Belang.

They were also protesting over their government’s failure to unlock the latest round of EU common agricultural policy (CAP) funding for Flemish agriculture, worth €1.38bn (£1.22bn) for the ...