Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday night ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

The Holy Father's prognosis remains complex as he engages in Lenten traditions and Vatican duties during hospitalization.

Rev. Nicholas Baker of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Grand Rapids remembers meeting Pope Francis while studying in Rome five ...

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday by blessing ashes and placing a call from his hospital room to a Gaza parish as Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the pontiff ...

Not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, but for those who do, it typically involves attending a church service. During the service, clergy members either mark a cross on worshippers’ foreheads with ...

Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that developed into ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Pope Francis is stable after suffering from two respiratory episodes this week. The 88-year-old Pope has chronic lung disease. This Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics are ...

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

Pope Francis will be spending Ash Wednesday in the hospital where he continues to battle double pneumonia. The 88-year-old ...

While many gathered today to receive ashes, a symbol of faith, worshippers in North Beach also lifted up special prayers for ...

Pope Francis’s condition was stable on Wednesday as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source ...