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

Belgium has had a wretched legacy of abuse and cover-up, none more symbolic of the church's hypocrisy than the case of Bruges ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Pope Francis is expected to meet Belgian victims of clerical sex abuse on Friday as he embarks on a three-day visit to the ...