King Philippe ascended the Belgian throne in 2013 and holds the title “Rex Catholicissimus,” or “(Most) Catholic Majesty.” ...

Pope Francis has met with 17 survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Belgium. He spent two hours with them at the Vatican embassy ...

Speaking before approximately 300 dignitaries, the pope remarked that child abuse is “a scourge that the Church is tackling ...

The prime minister’s speech at the start of Pope Francis’ visit was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trip and underscored just how raw the abuse scandal still is in ...

The pope thanked them for their courage in coming forward and expressed his feelings of shame for what they experienced ...

BRUSSELS — In a speech in Brussels on Friday, Pope Francis denounced the sexual abuse of minors by priests as a “disgrace” ...

The Catholic Church must plead for forgiveness for the crime of the abuse of minors by its members and everything must be ...

Pope Francis has had a rough day in Belgium, with the king, prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that ...

Belgium’s prime minister has blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and ...

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