Pope Francis was challenged by Belgian students Saturday about women's place in the Catholic Church, after paying tribute to ...

Father Lawrence Johnson, 76, was remembered on Saturday by dozens filling the pews of the Nativity of Mary Catholic Church.

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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 speech.

Pope Francis on Friday met with students at a Catholic university in Brussels, stressing the importance of climate action and ...

The Catholic Church has been led for 2,000 years by men ... The pope's three-day Belgium visit has been dominated by the ...

The Archdiocese of Denver, in a statement, said it was “shocked and saddened by the news of expulsions,” which it attributed ...

Pope Francis spoke in Brussels with victims of clergy sexual abuse who are demanding compensation from the Catholic Church.

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 ...