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Pope wraps troubled visit to Belgium by beatifying 17th century mystic during sunny stadium Mass
Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday with a Mass to beatify a 17th century mystic, after dashing the hopes of one of Europe’s most storied Catholic universities by doubling down on his views on women and abortion.
Pope wraps troubled visit to Belgium by praising courage of victims, demanding abusers be judged
Pope Francis demanded Sunday that priestly sexual abusers be judged and their bishops stop covering up their crimes as he ended a troubled visit to Belgium by
Pope ends thorny Belgium visit with large stadium mass
BRUSSELS - Pope Francis presided over an open-air mass in Brussels on Sept 29, capping a three-day visit to Belgium that grappled with past scandals and current debates over the role of women in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis criticised by students on visit to Catholic university in Belgium
The students questioned why the Catholic church has so few women in top positions and why their intellectual contribution had often been disregarded.
Pope Francis Is Met With Anger Over Sexual Abuse on Visit to Belgium
During a trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Francis spoke with 15 people who were abused by Roman Catholic clergy.
Pope Francis Criticised by Belgian Catholic University, Moments After Visiting
Pope Francis was sharply criticised on Saturday by one of Belgium's Catholic universities over his stance on the role of women in society, in a strongly worded press release issued just moments after the pontiff spoke at the college.
Belgium's Catholic university denounces visiting pope's views on women after he digs in on tradition
Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium has reached new lows. Defiant Catholic university women called Saturday for a “paradigm change” on women’s issues in the church and then expressed deep
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Amid backlash over women, Pope tells Belgians to model charity rather than scandal
On Sunday Pope Francis closed his visit to Belgium with the beatification of Spanish nun and missionary Anne of Jesus, ...
Pope Francis, in Belgium, pressed on sexual abuse, women priests
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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Belgians confront pope on women’s role
The students made an impassioned plea to Francis for the church to change its view of women. Francis has made some changes ...
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Pope Francis in Belgium: 'Crisis of faith' in the West requires a return to the Gospel
The pope addressed more than 2,500 priests, deacons, religious sisters, seminarians, catechists, and bishops gathered inside ...
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In Belgium, Pope Francis seeks to reinvigorate a church disheartened by the abuse crisis
Pope Francis sought to encourage and reinvigorate the Catholic Church in Belgium, which has been disheartened by the abuse ...
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Pope Francis meets victims of clergy abuse on Belgium visit
STORY: The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy are in the spotlight again during Pope ...
Pope Francis urged by Belgian abuse survivors to improve compensation
The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis' visit ...
Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock
Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic ...