Pope Francis' visit to Belgium took an unexpected turn when he was directly confronted by both King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo over the Catholic Church's legacy of clerical sexual ...

Pope Francis is visiting three cities in Belgium to mark the 600th anniversary of the Catholic universities of Leuven and ...

Belgium's prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and ...

Belgium's King Philippe levelled direct criticism at the pontiff, saying it had "taken far too long for the cries to be heard ...

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action. Francis was addressing political ...

The king also had strong words for the pope, demanding the church work ‘incessantly’ to atone for crimes and help victims ...

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