Papal Luxembourg and Belgium Visit

In a secularised Luxembourg, Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelise Europe

Oct 04, 2024

During his four-day tour of two historically Christian European nations, Pope Francis began his visit in Luxembourg on September 26.
Pope thanks Blessed Mother for Apostolic Journey to Belgium and Luxembourg

Sep 30, 2024

Pope Francis stops at the Basilica of St. Mary Major upon his return to Rome to thank Our Lady for her protection throughout his 46th Apostolic Journey abroad to the European nations of Belgium and Luxembourg.
Pope Francis concludes Apostolic Journey to Belgium

Sep 30, 2024

Pope Francis concludes his Apostolic Journey to the European nations of Belgium and Luxembourg marking his 46th Apostolic Journey abroad.
Pope appeals for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza, Palestine, Israel

Sep 30, 2024

Pope Francis expresses great concern for “the escalation and intensification” of the conflict in the Middle East and appeals for an immediate ceasefire.
Pope at Mass in Brussels: ‘Do not cover up abuse'

Sep 30, 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 responds to critics of his comments on women in Belgium

Sep 30, 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 an “obtuse mind” that intentionally misunderstands his position.
Pope Francis in Belgium: ‘Crisis of faith’ in the West requires a return to the Gospel

Sep 30, 2024

A “crisis of faith” in the West requires a return to the Gospel, Pope Francis told Belgian bishops on Saturday morning at the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels.
The purpose of the Synod and 'fashionable' reforms

Sep 28, 2024

Vatican News Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on Pope Francis' words to the clergy and religious of Belgium about the second session of the Synod on Synodality, which takes place in October.
Pope meets with clerical sex abuse survivors in Belgium

Sep 28, 2024

Wrapping up his first full day on Belgian soil on Friday, Pope Francis meets with a group of survivors of clerical sexual abuse.
Day One in Belgium: Leuven, a Catholic university open to the world

Sep 28, 2024

In his first full day in Belgium, Pope Francis meets with the King and Prime Minister, with professors at Europe’s oldest Catholic university, and with survivors of clerical sexual abuse.