Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium reached new lows on Saturday when defiant Catholic university women demanded to ...

Francis repeated his view that women are the ‘fertile’ nurturers of the church, inducing grimaces in his audience during a ...

The Catholic Louvain University, the Francophone campus of Belgium’s storied Catholic university, issued a scathing statement ...

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minister urged him in ...

Pope Francis met for more than two hours on Friday with 17 survivors who are seeking compensation from the church for the ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the abuse scandal had created "atrocious suffering and wounds," and undermined ...

Following are reactions by regional politicians and others to the killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an ...

As Pope Francis' visit to Belgium continues, survivors are pushing for more than words from the Catholic Church's leader.

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

During Pope Francis' visit to Belgium, the Catholic Church's inadequate response to clergy sexual abuse has been criticized.

The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis' visit ...