Pope Francis reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most ...

Pope Francis is showing improvement as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Friday, but he will not lead an ...

While Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve, the Vatican announced that he will not lead his traditional Ash ...

The Ash Wednesday procession from the Church of St. Anselm to the Basilica of Santa Sabina will be celebrated by Cardinal ...

The Pope has had an "isolated" breathing crisis as he is treated in hospital in Rome. According to the Independent, ...

Francis was first admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital two weeks ago, after being plagued by a string of lung-related medical struggles, including bronchitis and then pneumonia.

For many Catholics and Christians, Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent and the Easter season next week. Here's what Ash Wednesday is ...

Longer term, Ash Wednesday loomed on the horizon March ... that he is known to have gone to the chapel. The Vatican said Wednesday that he had appointed four new bishops and approved the creation ...

According to Vatican News, Ash Wednesday’s origins are different from why people observe the day now. Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the ...

Ash Wednesday and Lent are not the same thing ... to be the decisive turning point for all creation.” According to Vatican News, early Christians originally began preparing for Easter with ...