Pope Francis, Belgium and Catholic church
Pope Francis criticised by students on visit to Catholic university in Belgium
The students questioned why the Catholic church has so few women in top positions and why their intellectual contribution had often been disregarded.
Belgium's Catholic university denounces visiting pope's views on women after he digs in on tradition
The Catholic Louvain University, the Francophone campus of Belgium’s storied Catholic university, issued a scathing statement after Francis visited and repeated his view that women are the “fertile” nurturers of the church, inducing grimaces in his audience.
Pope Francis criticised by Belgian Catholic university, moments after visiting
Pope Francis was sharply criticised on Saturday by one of Belgium's Catholic universities over his stance on the role of women in society, in a strongly worded press release issued just moments after the pontiff spoke at the college.
Pope Francis Is Met With Anger Over Sexual Abuse on Visit to Belgium
During a trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Francis spoke with 15 people who were abused by Roman Catholic clergy.
Belgian Catholic university denounces visiting pope's views on women after he digs in on their role
Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium has reached new lows. Defiant Catholic university women called Saturday for a “paradigm change” on women’s issues in the church and then expressed deep
Pope in Belgium promises to help abuse victims after hearing of their trauma and needs
Francis’ visit to Belgium has been dominated by the abuse scandal, with King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo both blasting the Catholic Church’s dreadful legacy of priests raping and molesting children and its decades-long cover-up of the crimes.
Pope meets with clerical sexual abuse victims during visit to Belgium
Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minister urged him in ...
Pope Francis promises to help abuse victims after hearing of their trauma and needs
On Saturday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the abuse scandal had created "atrocious suffering and wounds," and undermined ...
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Pope Francis in Belgium: 'Crisis of faith' in the West requires a return to the Gospel
The pope addressed more than 2,500 priests, deacons, religious sisters, seminarians, catechists, and bishops gathered inside ...
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Pope’s rhetoric on women in Belgium stirs protest
Pope Francis on Friday met with students at a Catholic university in Brussels, stressing the importance of climate action and ...
Abuse victims hope to build on a heartening visit with Pope Francis and rebuild their lives
Pope Francis has promised to “offer all the help we can” to aid victims of clergy sexual abuse heal after victims told him ...
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Pope Francis meets victims of clergy abuse on Belgium visit
STORY: The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy are in the spotlight again during Pope ...
Pope Francis urged by Belgian abuse survivors to improve compensation
The Catholic Church's failures in responding to sexual abuse by clergy have been in focus again during Pope Francis' visit ...
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Pope has a tough day in Belgium, facing blowback on multiple fronts
It’s a good bet that Friday in Belgium didn’t do a lot to perk the pontiff up either, as it was one of the tougher days he’s ...