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Belgium's harrowing history of Catholic child abuse came to light in a significant way in 2010 when Bishop Roger Vangheluwe of Bruges admitted to sexually abusing his nephew over a period of 13 years.
The Catholic Church in Belgium is facing a significant decline in public trust. Only 50% of Belgians identified as Catholic in 2022, a drop of 16% from a decade earlier, with only 8.9% attending ...
This week, after church investigators published an explosive report on 475 claims of sexual abuse over a 50-year time span, Belgium’s Catholic establishment has tried to tackle the problem head ...
The Church of England’s constitutional presence in corridors of the establishment is more like Gilbert and Sullivan than the ...
Demands have grown in Belgium for justice, formal apologies, and reparations from both the Church and the government for about 30,000 affected people. Francis on Friday called the practice "the ...
Pope Francis delivers his message as he meets with students of the Louvain Catholic University in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups in his country, demanding “concrete ...
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 spotlight as he visits.
LEUVEN, Belgium It may be no accident that the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium is taking a more aggressive response to child abuse by priests.
In Belgium, the church has long been grappling with the case of Roger Vangheluwe, who was bishop of Bruges in 2010, when he admitted having sexually abused his nephew for over a decade. The bishop ...
Belgium's prime minister has delivered unusually sharp criticism of Pope Francis on Friday, demanding accountability for the Catholic Church's cover-up of clerical sex abuse. Prime Minister ...
The Catholic Church in Belgium is facing a significant decline in public trust. Only 50% of Belgians identified as Catholic in 2022, a drop of 16% from a decade earlier, with only 8.9% attending ...