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

Pope Francis has met with 17 survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Belgium. He spent two hours with them at the Vatican embassy ...

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

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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 prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and ...

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.

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To this end, Pope Francis referred to the clerical abuse scandals that have marred the Church in Belgium, saying abuse is “a ...