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 ...

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

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

Pope Francis arrives flanked by Queen Mathilde of Belgium and King Philippe of Belgium, at Melsbroek air base in ...

For four days, Pope Francis will meet with Belgium and its Catholic Church, which has had to rethink its role in a society ...

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

The pope addressed academics at KU Leuven, a Belgian Catholic research university, on Friday afternoon to mark the 600th ...

Belgium’s prime minister has blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and ...

After his arrival to Belgium Thursday, Pope Francis told civil authorities the next day to make peacemaking a priority and ...

Belgium PM blasts Pope Francis in welcome speech for church sex abuse and cover-up, demanding church put victims first ...

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