On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter in ...

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash ...

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

While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...

The call of Lent, Pope Francis wrote, is a call to turn to the Lord and so become "a sign of hope for the world." ...

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday by blessing ashes and placing a call from his hospital room to a Gaza parish as Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the pontiff ...

The Vatican has made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Pope Francis still had a long road to ...

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome's Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing of ...

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

The Holy Father's prognosis remains complex as he engages in Lenten traditions and Vatican duties during hospitalization.

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis replaced Pope Francis in Ash Wednesday celebrations. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory ...