Vangheluwe resigned from his position as bishop of Bruges in 2010 after confessing that he had abused his underage cousin for years. He currently resides in France. At the end of September, after Bishop Bonny asked him to give up his titles during a visit, Vangheluwe sent a letter to the Pope. The contents of that letter are unknown.
De Croo spoke on Monday with the nuncio, Franco Coppola, about Pope Francis’ visit to Belgium. In December last year it was announced that the Pope will return to Belgium, almost thirty years after the last papal visit. There is no precise date for the visit yet. The content of the program is also not yet known.