The event, held in Overveen and concluding at the Haarlem cathedral, brought together dozens of young Catholics, local clergy, and even elderly parishioners who had longed for the return of large ...

True, the cathedral of St Bavo in Haarlem rises above the city. It is the main feature here that breaks the line of the far horizon, and it pierces it with its spire.

Pope Francis has upgraded the status of the large church opposite Amsterdam’s central station to that of a cathedral – as a gift to the Dutch capital on its 750th anniversary. The move means the St ...