BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, an issue once more in the ...

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo raised a “red flag” about the pope’s announcement in Belgium about opening the beatification cause ...

Sept. 27 (UPI) --Pope Francis asked for forgiveness in Belgium for the Catholic church's clergy abuse scandal and its poor ...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday began his trip to ... on European soil — during his visits to Luxembourg and Belgium, where he arrives later Thursday and stays through the weekend.

Earlier the pope visited the tomb of Belgium's King Baudouin who in 1990 famously refused to sign a law lifting penalties against abortion, citing personal convictions. Francis described the ...

It’s the first time that Pope Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions in ...

During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor ...