Pope Francis sought to encourage and reinvigorate the Catholic Church in Belgium, which has been disheartened by the abuse ...

Francis repeated his view that women are the ‘fertile’ nurturers of the church, inducing grimaces in his audience during a speech.

Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium has reached new lows. Defiant Catholic university women called Saturday for a ...

The Catholic Louvain University, the Francophone campus of Belgium’s storied Catholic university, issued a scathing statement ...

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minister urged him in ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the abuse scandal had created "atrocious suffering and wounds," and undermined ...

The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis' visit ...

As Pope Francis' visit to Belgium continues, survivors are pushing for more than words from the Catholic Church's leader.

Pope Francis said Saturday the Catholic Church must learn from victims of child sexual abuse, as he was pressed on the issue ...

Francis acknowledged that abuse had undermined the faith and created 'atrocious suffering and wounds' Pope Francis promised ...

During Pope Francis' visit to Belgium, the Catholic Church's inadequate response to clergy sexual abuse has been criticized.