A historically Catholic country, since the 1950s Belgium has seen a significant decline in the number of its practicing ...

Pope Francis' statements on abortion during his trip to Belgium and later on the flight back to Rome sparked controversy in ...

Pope's words on abortion (which he defined as murder) and on non-objecting doctors (whom he called hitmen) spoken by ...

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

Philippe told Francis in a speech welcoming him to Belgium that it had taken the Church "far too long" to address the scandals. De Croo said it had "a long way to go" and that "words alone are not ...

Belgium's King Philippe levelled direct criticism at the pontiff, saying it had "taken far too long for the cries to be heard ...

By denouncing a 'criminal law' permitting abortion during his visit to the country, Pope Francis drew sharp criticism.

Survivors are calling for reparations, and the Belgian parliament has reopened investigations into past Church cover-ups. Originally intended to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Belgium's ...

In Belgium’s Laeken Castle, Pope Francis confronted the Catholic Church’s long-standing clerical abuse crisis in the country, declaring unequivocally that “the Church should be ashamed ...

For decades, unwed mothers in Italy were pressured to give up children born out of wedlock. Thousands were sent to America.

Pope Francis said Friday the Catholic Church had to "seek forgiveness" for the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the clergy's dark past looms large. In a speech to ...