Pope Francis received a royal welcome as he arrived in Belgium on Thursday evening. The pontiff appeared in good spirits, even though rain and strong winds affected the welcome ceremony. AP video by ...

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

A long-standing debate in Germany on how to handle migrants has intensified following deadly knife attacks in Solingen and ...

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 ...

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

ROME, SEP 27 - With Germany ramping up border controls earlier this month and other EU countries contemplating stricter ...

Queen Mathilde of Belgium, along with her consort King Philippe, welcomes Pope Francis at the Laeken Palace. She wears an elegant white dress with a sober and rigorous cut, paired with ...

The statement from the Holy See press office described Francis as having a “flu-like state.” Through much of last autumn and ...

Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" over the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church's dark past looms large.

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

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

On September 26, Pope Francis began a four-day visit to the heart of Europe. In Luxembourg, the country with the highest GDP ...