My paternal grandfather died before I was born and everyone loved him. Through genealogy I learned so much about him and I ...

The stational Mass and central ceremony of the distribution of ashes has long been celebrated, not at Saint Peter’s Basilica ...

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...

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.

Because of the continued complexity of his case, his doctors continue to hold that his "prognosis remains guarded." ...

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

On Wednesday, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the Major Penitentiary, celebrated the traditional Mass beginning Lent at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome, and read the homily prepared by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome's Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing of the ashes and receiving them in a short prayer service, the Vatican said.

People of Catholic faith observed Ash Wednesday around the world, and South Florida was no exception.Miami Archbishop Thomas ...

A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines as Catholics in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation ...

His doctors have concluded, however, that “given the complexity of the clinical picture, the prognosis remains guarded,” ...