ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by receiving ... World News | PHOTOS: Ash Wednesday at the ...

PHOTOS: Catholic Church opens Lent season with words of solidarity for pope sidelined with pneumonia Francis’ hospitalization began on Feb. 14 and is the longest of his 12-year papacy.

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia, “rested well” overnight while wearing an oxygen mask, the Vatican said Wednesday, but his absence at the start of the Lent religious season ...