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

It’s a good bet that Friday in Belgium didn’t do a lot to perk the pontiff up either, as it was one of the tougher days he’s ...

A Sept. 27 Vatican statement said the meeting lasted for over two hours, and allowed victims to “bring to the pope their own ...

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

For the Pope, the visit to Belgium is not turning out to be a walk in the park. Yesterday started with a heavy criticism from ...

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Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" for the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a ...

Pope Francis is visiting three cities in Belgium to mark the 600th anniversary of the Catholic universities of Leuven and ...

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

Pope Francis is set to meet with Belgian victims of clerical sex abuse on Friday as he embarks on a three-day visit to the ...

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

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in ...