Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances, after sleeping ...

Catholic cardinals in Rome marked the start of the Lent religious season on Wednesday without Pope Francis, as the ...

On Wednesday, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the Major Penitentiary, celebrated the traditional Mass beginning Lent at the ...

Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and ...

In his prepared March 5 catechesis, the Holy Father spoke about the 12-year-old Jesus’ desire to live his mission as the Son ...

In his prepared March 9 homily for the first Sunday of Lent, the Holy Father said difficulties and trials do not "end in ...

Pope Francis is not considered to be in imminent danger from the infection he arrived to the hospital with, a Vatican source said on Monday.

Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday night.

The theme of the retreat, which will take place from the evening of March 9 through the morning of March 14, is “The Hope of ...