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

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

Pope Francis on Sept. 27 kicked off a three-day trip to Belgium by asking forgiveness for the church's shameful record on ...

Pope Francis has promised to “offer all the help we can” to victims of clergy sexual abuse after people in Belgium told him ...

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 ...

By Joseph Tulloch - Brussels Pope Francis’ first full day here in Brussels began with a meeting with the King and Prime ...

Usually, diplomatic protocol keeps outrage out of the public speeches. The PM's tone underscored just how raw the abuse ...

Belgium’s prime minister has blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups in his country, demanding “concrete steps” to come clean with the past ...

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's speech was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip.

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

Earlier on Friday, Belgium's prime minister blasted the pontiff for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy, demanding ...