Antonia Mortensen y Christopher Lamb El papa Francisco continúa recibiendo oxígeno suplementario para ayudarlo a respirar, informó el Vaticano este miércoles, dos días después de que sufriera dos epis

Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each community and every believer.” — Pope Francis As the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, my heart and mind will return to a 1999 fellowship in Israel and Jordan when the Lenten and Holy Week scriptures gained multi-sensory elements with

Ash Wednesday services are underway in Vatican City, where Pope Francis is notably absent as he continues to fight double pneumonia in the hospital. A pulmonary care physician told CNN that the coming days will be crucial in determining whether the 88-year-old pontiff can recover.

Pope Francis will be spending Ash Wednesday in the hospital where he continues to battle double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff has been taken off a non-invasive breathing machine and his condition is said to be stable.

Pope Francis reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical phase of the infection but held out on declaring him out of danger entirely.

Pope Francis remained in stable condition Thursday with no new respiratory crises or fever and worked from the hospital as he recovered from double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Given the stability of his condition,

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis couldn't celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent outside the hospital.

The Catholic community marked Ash Wednesday as Pope Francis remains hospitalized with double pneumonia. FOX 5 NY’s Sharon Crowley reports from Saint Patrick’s Cathedral where the pope’s health is on the minds of many parishioners.

Because of the continued complexity of his case, his doctors continue to hold that his "prognosis remains guarded."

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