Belgium's King Philippe levelled direct criticism at the pontiff, saying it had "taken far too long for the cries to be heard and acknowledged".

A priest was sexually abused as a young adult in the 1980s by a fellow member of the clergy.

Trowbridge maths teacher, Robert Kalton, 88, is jailed for four years for historic child sex offences.

The country's first in-depth public inquiry into abuse linked to the Catholic Church presents its findings.

A report commissioned by Catholic Church uncovers nearly 1,000 cases dating back to the 1950s.

Around 1,000 attempts to view sites were made, but no crime was committed, Cologne's archdiocese says.

A report this year said at least 4,815 children in Portugal were abused by members of the clergy.

Investigators name 451 individual abusers since 1950, a marked increase from previous church reports.