Over a billion Catholics worldwide and a million in the Archdiocese of Atlanta ushered in the start of Lent while Pope Francis remained hospitalized in a precarious condition.

The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) has apologised after deleting a social media post that joked Pope Francis “loves ...

A message on the X account of the 88-year-old pope, who has been in hospital for nearly three weeks with pneumonia, was posted to mark Ash Wednesday.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in stable condition Thursday with no new respiratory crises or fever and worked from the ...

Pope Francis was heard for the first time since being hospitalized for double pneumonia in a recorded message that was played in St. Peter's Square. He thanked his supporters.

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

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis couldn't celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent outside the hospital.

Father Dan Merz says he remembers the day Pope Francis was elected in 2013. "He came out and the cardinal says 'We have a pope,' and the crowd just goes crazy," Merz said. Twelve years later on Ash ...