The Holy Father went on to call the late Catholic who chose to temporarily abdicate his throne rather than sign a law ...

During his recent visit to Belgium, the Pope faced an unprecedented ... would seek to remind us that the legend that the Catholic Church once had a female Pope still persists.

Mary Conti Volpe recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at Shawbucks Restaurant. Attending the party ...

Tim Mielants sees a close connection between his native Belgium and Ireland, the setting of his new film, Small Things […] ...

The Church said most cases of abuse in ... celebrate the 600th anniversary of the world’s oldest Catholic university, in Louvain. Belgium has a history of clerical abuse and cover up.

After Germany and France, where people's disaffection towards the Catholic Church has increased due to the disastrous ...

Parts of the Roman Catholic Church are still failing to ensure clerical ... It also comes after Francis’ trip to Belgium where he faced strong criticism for the church’s handling of abuse ...

The Catholic Church must do a better job of handling compensation ... criticism over clergy abuse during a September visit to Belgium, where the king and prime minister called for more help ...

Most of the births were in Belgium, but 3,000 to 4,000 pregnant ... where he also reaffirmed that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" for the scourge of child sexual abuse.