During his visit to Belgium, Pope Francis was urged by King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to take more ...

Usually, diplomatic protocol keeps outrage out of the public speeches. The PM's tone underscored just how raw the abuse ...

BRUSSELS — In a speech in Brussels on Friday, Pope Francis denounced the sexual abuse of minors by priests as a “disgrace” ...

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's speech was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip.

An easy, effortless and comfortable "faith" that refuses to call things into question is dangerous, Pope Francis told ...

Pope Francis' visit to Belgium took an unexpected turn when he was directly confronted by both King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo over the Catholic Church's legacy of clerical sexual ...

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

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

Pope Francis has had a rough day in Belgium, with the king, prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that ...

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

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

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