Pope Francis will not lead the Vatican's Ash Wednesday service on March 5, the Vatican said on Friday, despite his health showing signs of improvement. The Catholic leader has been hospitalised with ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis canceled his official audiences Friday after apparently coming down with a cold. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff celebrated morning Mass as usual and greeted ...

Pope Francis has celebrated the Ash Wednesday ritual in traditional fashion despite fears of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Francis and a long line of priests, bishops and cardinals walked through ...