Pope Francis, the beloved 88-year-old pontiff, has been on quite the health journey lately, and it's been a rollercoaster of ...

Christian faithful perform Ash Wednesday service in Rome without Pope Francis. Roman cardinals and clergyman performed the ...

The call of Lent, Pope Francis wrote, is a call to turn to the Lord and so become "a sign of hope for the world." ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a time of preparation for Easter for many people of faith. For practicing Catholics, ...

While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...

Pope Francis' medical team has increased the pontiff's respiratory physiotherapy and active motor therapy as his doctors seek ...

While Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve, the Vatican announced that he will not lead his traditional Ash ...

Ash Wednesday comes as Pope Francis continues to battle health problems. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan was at mass in ...

The Ash Wednesday procession from the Church of St. Anselm to the Basilica of Santa Sabina will be celebrated by Cardinal ...

An email from the White House Management Office informed staff that the Mass would take place in the Indian Treaty Room at ...

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome's Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing of ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory (at right), the retiring archbishop of Washington, dispenses ashes to Cardinal Robert McElroy, the ...