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Laywoman Marijke Devaddere, center left, and Rik Deville, a retired priest, center right, together with other parishioners participate in a service at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Laywoman Marijke Devaddere, center left, and Rik Deville, a retired priest, center right, together with other parishioners participate in a service at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Priest Guy De Keersmaecker, center, leads a service with parishioners at the St. Martin's Basilica, in Halle, Belgium, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

Priest Guy De Keersmaecker, center, leads a service with parishioners at the St. Martin's Basilica, in Halle, Belgium, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

Rik Deville, a retired priest, poses next to a church chair with a message written in Dutch saying "No More Abuse" at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Rik Deville, a retired priest, poses next to a church chair with a message written in Dutch saying "No More Abuse" at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Parishioners stand together during a service at the Don Bosco Church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

Parishioners stand together during a service at the Don Bosco Church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

Laywomen Nancy Speeckaert, left, and Marijke Devaddere drink wine after the Eucharistic Prayer during a service they led at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Laywomen Nancy Speeckaert, left, and Marijke Devaddere drink wine after the Eucharistic Prayer during a service they led at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

An exterior view of St. Martin's Basilica with the statue of 20th century Cardinal Jozef Cardijn, in Halle, Belgium, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

An exterior view of St. Martin's Basilica with the statue of 20th century Cardinal Jozef Cardijn, in Halle, Belgium, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

Parishioners show gratitude and connection during a service at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Parishioners show gratitude and connection during a service at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Laywomen Nancy Speeckaert, left, and Marijke Devaddere, right, lead a service as parishioners sit at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Laywomen Nancy Speeckaert, left, and Marijke Devaddere, right, lead a service as parishioners sit at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Laywoman Marijke Devaddere, center, hands over a host to a parishioner at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Laywoman Marijke Devaddere, center, hands over a host to a parishioner at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Laywoman Nancy Speeckaert, left, leads a service as parishioners sit at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Laywoman Nancy Speeckaert, left, leads a service as parishioners sit at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

A view of an abandoned shop near St. Martin's Basilica which used to sell religious items, in Halle, Belgium, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

A view of an abandoned shop near St. Martin's Basilica which used to sell religious items, in Halle, Belgium, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

Parishioners wait for the start of a service at St. Martin's Basilica, in Halle, Belgium, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)

Parishioners wait for the start of a service at St. Martin's Basilica, in Halle, Belgium, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)