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 ...

will replace Pope Francis at Wednesday's liturgical celebration for Ash Wednesday in Rome. The Cardinal will read the Homily ...

Pope Francis participated in an Ash Wednesday celebration today as he marked the beginning of Lent in hospital. Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 with a severe ...

Despite his hospitalization, Pope Francis "participated in the rite of the blessing of the ashes," marking the start of the Catholic Lent. The cardinals celebrated the Ash Wednesday Mass at the ...

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 ...

Pope Francis increased his physical therapy on Ash Wednesday as his condition remained stable, marking the beginning of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and calling the parish priest in ...

A cardinal has been designated to take Pope Francis’s place at Vatican celebrations this year as the pontiff remains in hospital battling double pneumonia. The practices of Ash Wednesday ...

A day to repent, reflect and pray. Worshippers flocked to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan to mark Ash Wednesday. Services started at 7 a.m., with many attending mass, where members of the ...

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 ...