In Belgium’s Laeken Castle, Pope Francis confronted the Catholic Church’s long-standing clerical-abuse crisis in the country, ...

On his first full day in Belgium on Sept. 27, Pope Francis celebrated a morning Mass in private before making his way to the ...

The pope thanked them for their courage in coming forward and expressed his feelings of shame for what they experienced ...

Brussels: Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual ...

Pope Francis, who was visiting Belgium Friday, said the abuse of minors is the Catholic Church’s “shame and humiliation”. The ...

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's speech was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip.

The prime minister’s speech at the start of Pope Francis’ visit was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip and underscored just how raw the abuse scandal still is in ...

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's speech was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip.

Belgium's authorities rather directly called on Francis to “hear the cry” of the victims of pedocriminality, as well as of ...

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo’s speech was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip.

Pope Francis has had a rough day in Belgium, with the king, prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis to his face for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy ...