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Pope Francis holds the pastoral staff as he presides over the Sunday mass at King Baudouin Stadium, in Brussels Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope ends troubled Belgium visit by doubling down on abortion and women and praising abuse victims

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis delivers his message as he meets with students of the Louvain Catholic University in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Belgian Catholic university denounces visiting pope’s views on women after he digs in on their role

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Pope Francis delivers his message during a meeting with the authorities and the civil society in the Grande Galerie of the Castle of Laeken, Brussels, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Belgian PM and king blast Pope Francis for church’s sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

By Nicole Winfield and Raf Casert - Associated Press

Laywomen Nancy Speeckaert, left, and Marijke Devaddere, right, lead a service as parishioners sit at the Don Bosco church in Buizingen, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Two tales from one city show the challenges Pope Francis faces to retain his flock in Europe

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope cancels audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

United States' Sabrina Ionescu, right, shoots as Belgium's Kyara Linskens, center, defends in a women's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, Pool)

U.S. women clinch quarterfinal berth, stretch Olympic win streak to 57 straight

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Travelers wait inside the Gare du Nord train station at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. Hours away from the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday by what officials described as "criminal actions" and sabotage. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics

By Thomas Adason and Jeffery Schaeffer - Associated Press

Pope Francis waves during his weekly general audience in the St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Vatican unveils program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in September

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Mikhail, 5 holds a scarf with the inscription "Ukraine" during a public screening of the Euro 2024 match between Ukraine and Belgium in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Ukrainians take heart from team’s inspiring play at Euro 2024

By Derek Gatopoulos and Anton Shtuka - Associated Press

Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde arrive for a Group E match between Belgium and Romania at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

More royalty turns up to attend Euro 2024

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This Feb. 15, 2007 file photo shows then Bishop of Bruges Roger Vangheluwe, in Bruges, Belgium. Pope Francis has defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he sexually abused his nephew but faced no Vatican punishment. (AP Photo/Peter Maenhoudt, file)

Belgian bishop defrocked 14 years after admitting to abusing nephew

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Police spray a water canon during a farmers demonstration in the European Quarter outside a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. European Union agriculture ministers meet in Brussels Monday to discuss rapid and structural responses to the crisis situation facing the agricultural sector. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)

Angry farmers clash with police near the European Union’s headquarters in a fresh show of force

By SYlvain Plazy and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Tractors face military vehicles on a blocked highway, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris. Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. Protesters say it's becoming harder than ever to make a decent living from their fields, greenhouses and herds. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Traffic-blocking farmers now closing in on EU capital in a protest seeking better market conditions

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Pope Francis arrives in the Paul VI hall on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica, not in the Vatican

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Belgium's Romelu Lukaku, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal from a penalty kick during the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Soccer friendly between Belgium and Serbia switched from Brussels to Leuven after heavy rain

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