Belgium's harrowing history of Catholic child abuse came to light in a significant way in 2010 when Bishop Roger Vangheluwe of Bruges admitted to sexually abusing his nephew over a period of 13 years.

Pope Francis delivers his message as he meets with students of the Louvain Catholic University in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

The Catholic Church in Belgium is facing a significant decline in public trust. Only 50% of Belgians identified as Catholic in 2022, a drop of 16% from a decade earlier, with only 8.9% attending ...

Demands have grown in Belgium for justice, formal apologies, and reparations from both the Church and the government for about 30,000 affected people. Francis on Friday called the practice "the ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups in his country, demanding “concrete ...

In Belgium, the church has long been grappling with the case of Roger Vangheluwe, who was bishop of Bruges in 2010, when he admitted having sexually abused his nephew for over a decade. The bishop ...

Belgium's prime minister has delivered unusually sharp criticism of Pope Francis on Friday, demanding accountability for the Catholic Church's cover-up of clerical sex abuse. Prime Minister ...

Fresh off a four-nation tour of Asia, where he saw record-setting crowds and vibrant church communities, Pope Francis travels to Belgium this week as the once-staunchly Catholic country again ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that invited him here all ripped into the ...

Earlier on Friday, Belgium's prime minister blasted the pontiff for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy, demanding "concrete steps" to come clean with the past and put victims' interests ahead ...

The Catholic Church in Belgium is facing a significant decline in public trust. Only 50% of Belgians identified as Catholic in 2022, a drop of 16% from a decade earlier, with only 8.9% attending ...

Belgium's prime minister has delivered unusually sharp criticism of Pope Francis on Friday, demanding accountability for the Catholic Church's cover-up of clerical sex abuse.. Prime Minister ...