Cardinal McElroy was the principal celebrant and homilist and distributed ashes during the Ash Wednesday Mass. It was his ...

Repentance, reconciliation and renewal will be an integral part of my journey this season of hope. Due to a time conflict, I ...

Sin entered the world because Adam and Eve ate the fruit from the forbidden tree and broke the fast. And so began mankind’s ...

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.

Pope Francis was heard for the first time since being hospitalized for double pneumonia in a recorded message that was played in St. Peter's Square. He thanked his supporters.

Nearly 150 U.S. military personnel, patients, hospital staff and others gathered in Memorial Auditorium for the noon Mass.

March 5th is Ash Wednesday which marks the start of Lent for Catholics worldwide.Lent is a 40-day period that is observed by ...

A Camden cathedral service was among those that marked start of Lent, a time of prayer, fasting and charity for many Catholics, other Christians.

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter's and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him.

Maria Johns receives ashes from the Rev. Mike Chenier during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church ...

The Lenten season that began on Wednesday, normally one of introspection and personal spiritual observances, has become a ...

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