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Anton de Wit

Anton de Wit writes for OSV News from Amsterdam. He is editor-in-chief for Katholiek Nieuwsblad, a Dutch Catholic news outlet.

Amsterdam unwraps papal ‘birthday gift’: St. Nicholas Basilica is named co-cathedral

March 16, 2025
By Anton de Wit
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News

The elevation Mass of St. Nicholas Basilica in Amsterdam to co-cathedral attracted a large crowd of attendees and dignitaries from home and abroad to the Dutch capital on March 8.

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