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

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

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

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

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

Speaking before approximately 300 dignitaries, the pope remarked that child abuse is “a scourge that the Church is tackling ...

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

Earlier on Friday, Belgium's prime minister blasted the pontiff for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy, demanding "concrete steps" to come clean with the past and put victims' interests ahead of ...

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

The pope thanked them for their courage in coming forward and expressed his feelings of shame for what they experienced ...

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

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis to his face for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy ...