In the interview, the relatives reflected on how King Baudouin’s faith helped him to transmit values such as solidarity, respect for human dignity, and the defense of life in all circumstances.

Pope Francis lauded Belgian King Baudouin for choosing to temporarily abdicate the throne rather than sign a law legalizing abortion during a visit to the Catholic king’s tomb on Saturday in ...

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo raised a “red flag” about the pope’s announcement in Belgium about opening the beatification cause of King Baudouin.

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa has raised a red flag about a “hasty beatification,” on the grounds that there are still questions about King Baudouin’s role in the assassination of ...

Baudouin became king after the abdication of his father, King Leopold. He abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than give his assent to a parliament-approved bill legalizing abortion. He died in 1993.

Pope Francis has doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and women during his in-flight news conference coming home from Belgium.

BELGIUM The Americanized KingBelgium'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 ...