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

The Catholic Louvain University, the Francophone campus of Belgium’s storied Catholic university, issued a scathing statement ...

Pope Francis said Saturday the Catholic Church must learn from victims of child sexual abuse, as he was pressed on the issue ...

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

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to ...

Pope Francis promised Saturday to “offer all the help we can” to aid victims of clergy sexual abuse heal after victims told ...

Belgium's King Philippe levelled direct criticism at the pontiff, saying it had "taken far too long for the cries to be heard ...

The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis' visit ...

Francis acknowledged that abuse had undermined the faith and created 'atrocious suffering and wounds' Pope Francis promised ...

As Pope Francis' visit to Belgium continues, survivors are pushing for more than words from the Catholic Church's leader.

Pope Francis has promised to “offer all the help we can” to victims of clergy sexual abuse after people in Belgium told him ...