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

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

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

Even King Philippe had strong words for the Pope, demanding the church work “incessantly” to atone for the crimes and help ...

On September 26, Pope Francis began a four-day visit to the heart of Europe. In Luxembourg, the country with the highest GDP ...

Pope Francis met with university professors in Brussels Friday, telling them an institute of higher education must be ...

Even King Philippe had strong words for the Pope, demanding the church work “incessantly” to atone for the crimes and help ...

Pope Francis denounced clerical sexual abuse as the Catholic Church’s shame, Vatican News agency reported on Friday.

The prime minister’s speech at the start of Pope Francis’ visit was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip and underscored just how raw the abuse scandal still is in ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, has said that Pope Francis wants Europe to rediscover its founding ...

A 55-minute flight from Luxembourg brought Pope Francis to Brussels' Melsbroek Air Base last night, beginning the second leg ...