The stain of Catholic child abuse looms over Pope Francis's visit to Belgium this week, but a lesser-known scandal still roils the country: the "forced adoption" of newborns taken from their mothers, with nuns' complicity. Lieve Soens was adopted by a Belgian couple in 1974, shortly after she w...
Read Also
- 49 saplings from famous UK tree that was illegally chopped down will be shared to mark anniversary
- Myanmar's opposition rejects a military appeal for talks on a political solution to armed conflict
- Argentina records sharp rise in poverty
- UK PM Keir Starmer touts pro-business agenda as he woos top Wall Street CEOs
- Tropical Storm John Set to Lash Mexico’s Coast With More Rain
- Hoggard trial: Defence to resume cross-examining complainant
- Hurricane Helene lashes Florida, kills 3 before weakening over Georgia
- One person dead, dozens rescued by Greek coast guard in 2 migrant boat incidents
- First person convicted of riot over UK summer disorder is jailed
- 15 killed after a landslide struck an illegal gold mine on Indonesia's Sumatra island
Latest Raw Story
- Marshall Islands demands UN apology for nuclear tests
- Taken from mother by nuns, victim seeks answers as pope visits Belgium
- 'Broken' news industry faces uncertain future
- Shigeru Ishiba: Abe-critic wins Japan top job at last
- At least 3,661 killed this year in Haiti violence: UN
- 'Dangerous, reckless and juvenile!' Trump post sends Democratic Party Chair reeling
- 'Particularly notable': Key staffers prepare to flee embattled Mark Robinson's office
- Louisiana Republican launches racist tirade against 'nastiest country' Haiti after lawsuit
- Matt Gaetz's 'dangerous' new rumor shot down by Intelligence Committee Democrat
- Republican lawmakers 'wince' as Trump rejects Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy's visit