The students questioned why the Catholic church has so few women in top positions and why their intellectual contribution had ...

Pope Francis has wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium by praising victims and demanding that sexually abusive clergy be ...

Pope Francis said Saturday the Catholic Church must learn from victims of child sexual abuse, as he was pressed on the issue ...

An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope Francis' trip to ...

On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic ...

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

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Pope Francis sought to encourage and reinvigorate the Catholic Church in Belgium, which has been disheartened by the abuse ...

Pope Francis addressed clerical sexual abuse in Belgium on Friday during a meeting with Belgian civil leaders in Brussels, expressing deep remorse and calling for action. The pontiff stated that the ...

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