“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I ...

After all, Lent is a purposeful 40-day period of sacrifice and spiritual discipline leading up to Easter Sunday's ...

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

Pope Francis asked Christians on Ash Wednesday to set out in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, full of hope, throughout the season of Lent. In his prepared March 5 catechesis, the Holy Father ...

As it is, a cardinal has been designated to take Francis' place this week on Ash Wednesday, which opens Lent with a ...

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 ...

ROME — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and calling the parish priest in ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...