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

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. Both King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo raised the issue in public in unusually forceful language for a papal foreign trip,

During a trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Francis will talk to 15 people who were abused by Roman Catholic clergy.