The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

Pope Francis is showing improvement as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Friday, but he will not lead an ...

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

The Vatican has not said how long the pope will remain in hospital, but it announced on Friday that Francis would not lead the traditional Ash Wednesday service on March 5, signaling his ...

Pope Francis is spending his 13th day at a Rome hospital receiving treatment for double pneumonia. A Vatican source says the ...

With Ash Wednesday now delegated to a cardinal, the next major events come during Holy Week and Easter, which this year falls on April 20. Nuns prayed for Pope Francis next to the statue of late ...

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

In past years, when Francis has battled bronchitis and influenza in winter, he curbed his participation in Ash Wednesday and Holy Week events, which call for the pope to be outdoors in the cold ...

While Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, is in stable condition the Vatican said that his ...