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Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo fell from a bicycle and briefly lost consciousness but hospital tests revealed no lasting effects, national news agency Belga reported.
Pope Francis, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe listen to Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's address, Laeken, Brussels, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action on the issue, listen to ...
Pope Francis, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe listen to Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's address, Laeken, Brussels, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
Pope Francis, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe listen to Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's address, Laeken, Brussels, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
Pope Francis, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe listen to Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's address, Laeken, Brussels, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
Usually, diplomatic protocol keeps outrage out of the public speeches. The PM's tone underscored just how raw the abuse scandal still is in Belgium.