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.

Pope Francis smiles as he arrives for a meeting with university students at the French-speaking UCLouvain campus in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, Sept. 28, 2024.

ROME — A Catholic university in Belgium took the rare step of criticizing Pope Francis, using the word “reductive” to describe his views about the role of women in society, delivered during ...

Pope Francis is pressing ahead with a four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium despite coming down with a mild flu, in a trip expected to highlight the needs of migrants and to feature a meeting ...

Pope Francis asked for forgiveness in Belgium for the Catholic church's clergy abuse scandal and its poor response to it on Friday, but the country's prime minister called for faith's leadership ...

Before arriving in Belgium, Pope Francis also spent one day in Luxembourg Sept. 26, where he met with Catholics and with local leaders, including the Catholic Grand Duke Henri and his wife, Grand ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Pope Francis attends the Hope Happening youth festival at the Brussels Expo, Belgium, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, on the third day of his four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium. (AP Photo/Andrew ...

FILE — Pope Francis, left, greets Belgium's King Philippe, center, and Belgium's Queen Mathilde, at the end of a private audience at the Vatican, Monday, March 9, 2015.

Pope Francis on Friday met with 15 people who were sexually abused by members of the clergy in Belgium, a largely Roman Catholic country where the church has been plagued by a history of scandal ...

On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that invited him here all ripped into the institution he ...