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

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

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

In a speech in Brussels on Friday, Pope Francis denounced the sexual abuse of minors by priests as a "disgrace" that the ...

The Catholic Church must plead for forgiveness for the crime of the abuse of minors by its members and everything must be ...

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

Pope Francis denounced clerical sexual abuse as the Catholic Church’s shame, Vatican News agency reported on Friday.

Earlier on Friday, Belgium's prime minister blasted the pontiff for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy, demanding ...

In Belgium’s Laeken Castle, Pope Francis confronted the Catholic Church’s long-standing clerical-abuse crisis in the country, ...

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's blistering welcome speech at the start of Francis's visit was one of the most pointed ever ...

Pope Francis urged the Catholic Church to prevent future incidents, calling it a 'disgrace' comparable to Herod's massacre ...

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