United Pressman Ralph Heinzen, chief of the Paris Bureau, staked his reputation last week on a dispatch opening with this flat statement, “Leopold III, tragic young King of the Belgians ...

The EU is reportedly considering using a wartime, signed by the king, to block the potential transfer of €190 billion worth ...

“What we have to aspire to is to be saints,” the relatives of the late Belgian King Baudouin recall him ... over the decisions of his father, Leopold III, during World War II.

Pope Francis on Sept. 28, 2024, prays at the tomb of Belgian King Baudouin, who chose to abdicate his throne rather than sign an abortion law. Credit: Vatican Media “How long will the process take?

King of Belgium Leopoldo I portrait King of Belgium Leopoldo I Leopold I ( 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865 ) was the first king of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865.

Ota Benga, a 23-year-old man from the Belgian Congo, was kidnapped by slave traders, sold to an American, and transported to ...

The museum was built in a rich suburb of Brussels to showcase the spoils after King Leopold II declared a vast swath of ...

President Paul Kagame has reacted to the Roman Catholic Church's decision to begin the beatification process for King Baudouin of Belgium, saying it is "very hard to rationalise anything these days." ...

ROME—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 abortion ...

“Long Live the King, Long Live the Queen,” roared ... often indicated was rightfully his father’s. Many Belgians have never forgiven Leopold for surrendering to the Germans rather than ...

given the Belgian church’s wretched legacy of clergy sexual abuse. Baudouin became king after the abdication of his father, King Leopold. He abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than give his ...