Pope ends troubled Belgium visit by doubling down on abortion …
WEBSep 29, 2024 · ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops stop covering up for predator priests — a scandal that has devastated the church’s credibility around the globe.. Francis revisited the key thorny topics of his trip to Belgium during his in-flight ...
Pope Francis Gets a Fraught Reception in Belgium - The New …
WEB5 days ago · Oct. 1, 2024. Only days after he returned triumphant from a tour in the Asia-Pacific region where adoring crowds walked the jungle for days to see him, Pope Francis visited the European faithful ...
Belgian Catholic university denounces visiting pope's views on …
WEBSep 28, 2024 · BRUSSELS (AP) — Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium reached new lows on Saturday when defiant Catholic university women demanded to his face a “paradigm change” on women’s issues in the church and then expressed deep disappointment when Francis dug in.
Pope Francis, after Belgian criticism, says church has 'no place for ...
WEBSep 29, 2024 · The Belgian tour, which started with a one-day visit to nearby Luxembourg, was Francis's 46th trip abroad since being elected as pope in March 2013. The visit was meant to focus on the 600th ...
Pope Francis responds to critics of comments he made in Belgium …
WEBSep 29, 2024 · Aboard the papal plane to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis responded to criticism of remarks he made about women during a Sept. 28 visit to a Catholic university in Louvain, Belgium, saying it is...
On Pope Francis’ visit to Belgium, critics spoke out on the role of ...
WEB2 days ago · Pope Francis answers a question from a journalist aboard his flight back to Rome Sept. 29, 2024, after visiting Luxembourg and Belgium during his 46th international trip.
Pope says church must be ashamed of Belgium sexual abuse
WEBPope Francis has been welcomed to Belgium with powerful speeches from both the prime minister and the king condemning the Catholic Church’s handling of sexual abuse.
Pope at Mass in Brussels: ‘Do not cover up abuse' - Vatican News
WEBSep 29, 2024 · Pope Francis presides at Mass in the Belgian capital of Brussels, and urges all members of the Church never to cover up abuse but to listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking in those who suffer.
Pope Francis arrives in Belgium - Vatican News
WEBSep 26, 2024 · By Vatican News. A 55-minute flight from Luxembourg brought Pope Francis to Brussels’ Melsbroek Air Base on Thursday evening kicking off the second leg of his 46 th Apostolic journey abroad.. The first to welcome him to the country were the Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium, Archbishop Franco Coppola and the Ambassador of Belgium to the Holy See, Patrick Renault, who boarded the papal plane ...
Wrapping up Belgium visit, Pope doubles down on his views and …
WEB6 days ago · Pope Francis revisited thorny topics of his trip to Belgium during his in-flight press conference coming home, praising Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a ...