“One of the roots of violence stems from the abuse of power when we use the positions we have to crush or manipulate others,” he added, vowing that the Catholic Church would learn from the victims.

Pope Francis addresses child sexual abuse victims, emphasizes learning from mistakes and creating a safe environment for all.

Pope Francis sought to encourage and reinvigorate the Catholic Church in Belgium, which has been disheartened by the abuse ...

Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium has reached new lows. Defiant Catholic university women called Saturday for a ...

Francis repeated his view that women are the ‘fertile’ nurturers of the church, inducing grimaces in his audience during a ...

The Catholic Louvain University, the Francophone campus of Belgium’s storied Catholic university, issued a scathing statement ...

Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minister urged him in ...

Pope Francis met for more than two hours on Friday with 17 survivors who are seeking compensation from the church for the ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the abuse scandal had created "atrocious suffering and wounds," and undermined ...

Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by ...

The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis' visit ...

STORY: The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy are in the spotlight again during Pope Francis' ...