Pope Francis, in Belgium, pressed on sexual abuse, women priests
WEB1 day ago — Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, an issue once more in the spotlight as he visits.
Abuse victims hope to build on a heartening visit with Pope …
WEB1 hour ago — The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... Francis’ visit to Belgium has been dominated by the abuse scandal, with King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo both blasting the Catholic Church’s dreadful legacy of priests raping and molesting children …
In Belgium, Pope Francis says ‘Church should ... - Catholic News …
WEB1 day ago — The Catholic Church in Belgium is facing a significant decline in public trust. Only 50% of Belgians identified as Catholic in 2022, a drop of 16% from a decade earlier, with only 8.9% attending ...
In Belgium, Pope Francis says ‘Church should ... - Catholic World …
WEB2 days ago — The Catholic Church in Belgium is facing a significant decline in public trust. Only 50% of Belgians identified as Catholic in 2022, a drop of 16% from a decade earlier, with only 8.9% attending ...
Belgian prime minister and king blast Pope Francis for Catholic Church ...
WEB20 hours ago — Belgium's prime minister and king delivered blunt criticism of the Catholic Church's record of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups in the country during a welcome speech to Pope Francis, who is ...
Pope meets with clerical sex abuse survivors in Belgium
WEB1 day ago — Pope condemns 'shameful' abuse in address to Belgian authorities. At the end of the first full day of his apostolic visit to Belgium, Pope Francis met with 17 survivors of abuse perpetrated by members of the clergy in Belgium. A statement issued by the Holy See Press Office via Telegram on Friday evening noted that the meeting took place after ...
Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for the church's sex abuse cover …
WEB1 day ago — Pope gets an earful from Belgian king and abuse victims over scandals and failures to respond. 1 of 31 |. Belgium’s prime minister has blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups.
Pope Francis: Catholic church must be ashamed of sexual abuse …
WEBPope says church must be ashamed of Belgium sexual abuse. Pope Francis has been welcomed to Belgium with powerful speeches from both the prime minister and the king condemning the Catholic Church ...
Pope Francis arrives in Belgium - Vatican News
WEB1 day ago — Pope Francis is in Belgium at the start of a three-day apostolic visit dense with events and encounters. By Vatican News. A 55-minute flight from Luxembourg brought Pope Francis to Brussels’ Melsbroek Air Base on Thursday evening kicking off the second leg of his 46 th Apostolic journey abroad.
Pope’s visit to Belgium will 'energise’ Catholic community
WEB2 days ago — Pope Francis has touched down in Belgium, beginning a brief but action-packed visit to the country. While here, he will be meeting with the King and Prime Minister, with the local clergy, and with students and faculty at Leuven and Louvain, the country’s two prestigious Catholic universities. Fr. Walter Ceyssens, SJ, a Jesuit living in Leuven ...
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