Pope Francis also doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and praised Catholic abuse victims for their conduct.

Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops to be more transparent and aggressive in combatting child sex abuse in the Church during ...

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Calling on the world's bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the evil of abuse must be ...

The three-day “apostolic journey” of Pope Francis to Belgium has largely been an occasion for Belgian advocates to call on ...

Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion ...

"Today, words alone do not suffice. We also need concrete steps," De Croo told Francis and an audience of royals, church ...

The 69-year-old Brit, who has not been named, was spending the evening with his fellow cleric, 60, at a rectory in Kalmthout, ...

Every crisis, including what the Catholic Church can experience when people no longer care about religion or have distanced ...

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A night of drugs and sexual escapades ended in death, leading to the arrest of a Belgian priest and a visit from Pope Francis.

The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of the former president's Florida golf courses on Sept. 15 pleaded not ...