Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, OFM Cap, the local ordinary the Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and ...

The Pope spent a moment in silent prayer before the tomb of King Baudouin before lauding his witness to the protection of life. On Sept. 28, Pope Francis prays at the tomb of King Baudouin, who chose ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to legalize ...

Mobutu Sese Seko and King Baudouin of Belgium at the Brussels airport. (Credit: Belga Archives.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – During his recent trip to Belgium at the end of September, Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of King Baudouin of Belgium in the crypt of the Church of Our Lady of Laeken in Brussels Sept. 28, 2024. Standing on either side of him are Queen Mathilde and King ...

Pope Francis during a Mass in Belgium’s national stadium in Brussels on Sunday gave a strong warning to Catholics about the sin of causing scandal. He also urged the Belgian bishops to bring the evil ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's Queen Fabiola, widow of King Baudouin and queen between 1960 and 1993, died on Friday at the age of 86, the royal palace said. The Spanish-born queen, who was at the ...

Belgium’s Bachelor King Baudouin last week flew back to his dazzled homeland from the U.S. He had left Brussels three weeks before, a gloomy, aloof young monarch who seemed content to live in the ...

The Holy Father went on to call the late Catholic who chose to temporarily abdicate his throne rather than sign a law legalizing abortion a man of faith who serves as an example for leaders today.

ROME (AP) — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to legalize ...