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.

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

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

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

The Catholic Church has been led for 2,000 years by men ... The pope's three-day Belgium visit has been dominated by the Church's dark legacy of child sexual abuse, and saw him meet on Friday ...

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.

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 ...