Unlike his trip to the Asia Pacific region two weeks ago, when adoring crowds and lively Catholic communities welcomed Francis, the pope’s three-day visit to Belgium stirred anger and criticism ...
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops ...
Francis’ visit to Belgium was always going to be difficult, given the country’s wretched legacy of clerical sexual abuse and overall secularizing trends which have emptied its majestic ...