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In Belgium: Pope apologizes for clergy abuse, prime minister says words alone are insufficient
Pope Francis on Sept. 27 kicked-off a three-day trip to Belgium by asking forgiveness for the church's shameful record on clergy abuse, but was met with a challenge by the country's prime minister ...
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Pope in Belgium calls for peace, condemns abuse, forced adoptions
After his arrival to Belgium Thursday, Pope Francis told civil authorities the next day to make peacemaking a priority and ...
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Pope in Belgium: The Belgian Catholic Church seeks a fresh start
For four days, Pope Francis will meet with Belgium and its Catholic Church, which has had to rethink its role in a society ...
Pope Travels to the Heart of Europe to Appeal for Peace and to Boost His Dwindling Flock
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to ...
Tone deaf and color blind? Catholic Church struggles to keep accused abusers out of religious art
An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope Francis' trip to ...
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In secular Luxembourg, Pope Francis calls on church to 'evolve' in order to evangelize
Pope Francis on Sept. 26 used an eight-hour visit to one of the least populated but most secularized countries in Europe to ...