If the last few days are any guide, the 88-year-old will likely follow the Vatican’s spiritual retreat remotely while his ...

The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some important milestones in his papacy: The 12th anniversary Thursday of his election as pope and a ...

The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter in ...

Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and ...

Pope Francis celebrated the start of the Lent religious season from his hospital suite on Wednesday, the 88-year-old's ...

As the United States doubles down on its plan for mass deportations, Pope Francis in his message for Lent this year ...

Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, citing a "lack of strength of mind and body ...

But it was also at a banal consistory to set dates for canonizations on Feb. 11, 2013, that Pope Benedict XVI announced ... released Francis’ message for Lent, the period leading up to Easter ...

It was also at a banal consistory to set dates for canonizations on Feb. 11, 2013, when Pope Benedict XVI announced ... released Francis’ message for Lent, the period leading up to Easter ...

Rom 5:5), the central message of the Jubilee, be the focus of our Lenten journey towards the victory of Easter. As Pope Benedict XVI taught us in the Encyclical Spe Salvi, “the human being needs ...