Charles
van Leeuwen

Mission of Mercy (Missie van Barmhartigheid) is my latest book on catholic charity and its contribution to poverty reduction, the spread of literacy and social welfare in the 19th century. All over Europe, religious congregations contributed to the development of education and health care. The […]

During the Christmas holidays of 2020, I started working again on my personal website. A few years ago, in 2018, it had been completely transformed – but only for its Dutch part. It was difficult to find the time for its international dimensions. Thus, the […]

Some words about a book I am supposed to know pretty well, because I helped the author finalizing his text and publishing it. But I am reading it again, in these days, with surprise and gratitude. It is one of those books you can best […]