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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. ‘Rise again for the climate’: Five years on from the marches that shook Brussels This year, the Global Climate Strike on Friday 20 September attracted 700 people to central Brussels. Five years ago, 15,000 people took to the streets. What changed?  Read More .   2. Pope’s visit raises questions about Catholicism in modern Belgium The Vatican hopes Pope Francis' visit will "speak to the heart of Europe". But "secularisation is a social process that won’t change with the visit of the Pope," experts argue.  Read More . 3. Catholic Church ‘must be ashamed and ask forgiveness,’ says Pope in Brussels Pope Francis has condemned the longstanding sexual abuse within the Church on Friday during his visit to Belgium.  Read More .   4. What to do in Brussels this weekend: 27 – 29 September What better way to celebrate getting to the end of the week than with a free concert on Grand Place, exploring the EU parliament, and sampling dishes at food festivals?  Read More . 5. Drunk car driver who killed two cyclists in Ghent faces seven years in prison An analysis of his mobile phone activity showed the man was on a call with his partner.  Read More . 6. Heated debate in Belgian Parliament over Bouchez’s Lebanon statements Sparks flew in the Chamber as Bouchez tried to defend earlier comments that Israel's attack on Hezbollah using pagers was a "stroke of genius".  Read More . 7. Ten suspects arrested for kidnapping and torture in Brussels The victim was forcibly taken into a vehicle, tortured, and managed to escape to alert the police.  Read More . 8. Spain goes after its moment in the sun Europe has lacked an outright green champion as nobody has taken the climate bull by the horns. Until now.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Europe’s largest Japanese garden The garden was created in the early 1990s by a team of skilled Japanese gardeners who landscaped the modest site with a flowing river, small hill, waterfall, tea house and even a pebbly beach.  Read More .