Pope to meet sexual abuse victims in Belgium visit
Pope Francis is expected to meet Belgian victims of clerical sex abuse on Friday as he embarks on a three-day visit to the country partially overshadowed by the Catholic Church’s dark past. The 87-year-old pontiff arrived in Belgium Thursday evening after spending the day in neighbouring Luxembourg,
Church sex abuse scandal threatens to overshadow Pope’s Belgium tour
Tensions caused by the Catholic Church’s response to sexual abuse committed by priests are casting a dark cloud over Pope Francis’ ongoing trip to Belgium. Historical sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy in Belgium exploded into public view in 2023 after a TV documentary highlighted the traumatic experiences of people who had been assaulted.
An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope Francis' trip to ...
Revelations of Belgium's horrific abuse scandal have dribbled out in bits since 2010, when the country's longest-serving ...
Head of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels since June 2023, Archbishop Luc Terlinden, 55, explains the significance of Pope ...
Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic ...
Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless scandals of priest ...
The papal trip to Belgium required months of preparations on all fronts, including on the clothing one. The miter and choir ...
Pope Francis on Sept. 26 used an eight-hour visit to one of the least populated but most secularized countries in Europe to ...
Little brings more heavenly bliss to the faithful or otherworldly wonder to casual visitors than ethereal hymns cascading ...
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Fresh off a four-nation tour of Asia, where he saw record-setting crowds and vibrant church communities, Pope Francis travels ...
Pope Francis is travelling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic ...
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