Pope Francis penned requests for forgiveness, which were read by the most influential clerics at the Vatican, listing the ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse ...

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

Pope Francis addressed the Belgian victims of clerical sexual abuse again on Saturday, offering words of contrition in a ...

On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic ...

Following each of the 10 confessions and testimonies read aloud during the liturgy was a prayerful petition for forgiveness.

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The Vatican made the announcement on Sept. 26, coinciding with the start of the pope’s apostolic journey to Luxembourg and ...

Pope Francis addressed clerical sexual abuse in Belgium on Friday during a meeting with Belgian civil leaders in Brussels, expressing deep remorse and calling for action. The pontiff stated that the ...

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

For many trans women living on the fringes of the nation’s society, the Catholic Church is a haven, and Pope Francis a personal hero. By Emma Bubola Reporting from Jakarta, Indonesia The group ...

Pope Francis made Catholic history on Sunday by being the first head of the Catholic church to ever visit the annual Venice Binali Art Fair. *** large crowd received him on the island of Geode ...