Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil ...

Vice President J D Vance is scheduled to visit the Vatican as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Easter ...

The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place presiding over the most ...

Doing penance, described by Philippine Jesuits as an “act of mortification,” is a crucial part of Lent for many Catholics.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Ash Wednesday, when he was supposed to preside at the Church of Santa Sabina. He was replaced by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, No. 1 of the Apostolic Penitentiary ...

Pope Francis' appearance comes days after he could not lead the Ash Wednesday Mass. The beloved 88-year-old pontiff has been on a health journey, leading to a rollercoaster of emotions for ...

March 19 (UPI) --Pope Francis' condition continues to improve ... faithful celebrate Ash Wednesday, start of Lenten season "The values of his clinical analyses are in the normal range, and the ...

Pope Francis' post on X was the subject of a cheeky response from England and Wales Cricket BoardCredit: AFP A message from the Pope's X account on Ash Wednesday read: "The #Ashes remind us of who ...

Pope Francis was unable to take part in this year’s Ash Wednesday celebrations as he remained in hospital. "This was an ill-judged post and was swiftly deleted," an ECB spokesman said.

“We are dust, from dust we were created, and to dust we shall return,” Pope Francis wrote in his Ash Wednesday homily, read by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in ...