San Francisco residents attend Ash Wednesday, pray for Pope Francis
While many gathered today to receive ashes, a symbol of faith, worshippers in North Beach also lifted up special prayers for ...
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Two faiths, one message: Trumps unite for Ash Wednesday address
Melania and Donald Trump belong to different denominations, yet this did not prevent them from jointly addressing Catholics ...
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English Cricket Board apologises for Pope Francis ‘Ashes’ joke and quickly deletes post
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has apologised after deleting a social media post that joked Pope Francis “loves the Ashes”. The Pope has been in hospital since February and is being treated ...
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‘To dust we shall return’: Catholics pray for pope as Lent begins
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.
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Pope Francis: Lent is time to accept our fragility, rekindle hope in Jesus
ROME—Pope Francis said the Lenten journey reminds the Church that hope in Jesus Christ ultimately overcomes fears of fragility, weakness, and the brevity of life. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, reading ...