King Philippe ascended the Belgian throne in 2013 and holds the title “Rex Catholicissimus,” or “(Most) Catholic Majesty.” ...

Speaking before approximately 300 dignitaries, the pope remarked that child abuse is “a scourge that the Church is tackling ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

A 55-minute flight from Luxembourg brought Pope Francis to Brussels' Melsbroek Air Base last night, beginning the second leg ...

Slap from Belgium to Pope Francis. No Pope had ever been attacked so brutally and publicly by representatives of a host ...

Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium’s king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, an issue ...

Pope Francis is in Belgium on Friday for a three-day visit where he is scheduled to meet privately with a group of 15 victims ...