The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, his 20th day in hospital, as his condition remains stable ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ condition remained stable on Wednesday (March 5), according to a Vatican statement ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores human mortality. It is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Christian faithful perform Ash Wednesday service in Rome without Pope Francis. Roman cardinals and clergyman performed the ...

In South Florida, Catholics attended mass at churches in greater numbers to commemorate Ash Wednesday, which marks the first ...

Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and ...

From the soccer field to the seminary, Pope Francis’ life story is filled with surprising twists and turns. A selective life ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s Basilica and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him. (AP Video by Franc ...