Belgium remembers Cardijn

Current and former YCW leaders, trade union leaders, social activists and others packed Cardijn's parish church of Notre Dame at Laeken, Belgium on 1 May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cardijn's death in 1967.

Watch the live video of the service here - mostly in French and Dutch. Testimony in English from Ludovicus Mardiyono, former IYCW president, starting at 10.00.

Video of Cardijn's life (in Dutch) created by Sim D'Hertefelt of Kerknet.

More reports:

La mémoire du cardinal Joseph Cardijn honorée à Laeken un demi siècle après sa mort (RTL)

Homilie Mgr. Jean Kockerols Cardijnviering (Kerknet)

Kajotters en kajotsters gedenken bezieler van hun leven (Kerknet)

Hommage à joseph Cardijn, fondateur de la JOC (Cathobel)

Kardinaal voor de arbeiders ~ Jozef Cardijn 1882-1967 (Kerknet)

Message d'Afrique du Sud en hommage à Cardijn (Entraide et Fraternité)

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