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

Pope Francis was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia, ...

Christians around the world, including Catholics in Los Angeles, observed Ash Wednesday, ushering in the start of the Lent, six weeks of penitence before Easter. This Ash Wednesday comes as Pope ...

In the heart of downtown Sacramento, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament opened its doors to hundreds of worshippers on Ash Wednesday.

Pope Francis had a "good night" as he enters his third week of treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the ...

Pope Francis, who has chronic lung disease, has been in the hospital since Feb. 14 for bronchitis. Over the last two weeks, his condition has worsened. People gathered at Juan Diego Catholic High ...

Severe weather didn’t put a damper on the observance of Ash Wednesday, which is especially poignant this year as Pope Francis ...

Thousands of Northeast Wisconsinites headed to church for Ash Wednesday. St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Oshkosh held four masses on Wednesday. Deacon ...

In South Florida, Catholics attended mass at churches in greater numbers to commemorate Ash Wednesday, which marks the first ...

People gathered for mass in Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross for Ash Wednesday.Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a 40-day<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...