Pope Francis on Sunday wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium, where he faced some of the strongest criticism yet levied during ...

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

The Archdiocese of Denver, in a statement, said it was “shocked and saddened by the news of expulsions,” which it attributed ...

Pope Francis addressed the Belgian victims of clerical sexual abuse again on Saturday, offering words of contrition in a ...

The speech by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo was one of the most pointed ever directed at the pope during a foreign trips, ...

In a speech in Brussels on Friday, Pope Francis denounced the sexual abuse of minors by priests as a "disgrace" that the ...

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, during his visit to Belgium, demanded accountability for sexually abusive clergy and urged bishops to stop ...

BRUSSELS (CNS) -- Calling on the world’s bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the evil of ...

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

Pope Francis has elevated the Apostolic Administration ... who died in prison. The Catholic Church survived, but with great suffering for more than 40 years.” Estonia, known as “Maarjamaa ...

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