Pope Francis Health: Ash Wednesday Evening Update from Vatican
Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday night ...
Pope Francis’ health: Vatican provides update on Ash Wednesday
On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...
The pope has increased his physical activity and celebrated the start of Lent, Vatican says
Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of ...
Pope Francis remains so stable that Vatican says next update will be provided on Saturday
Pope Francis is resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.
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Pope's Ash Wednesday absence looms large as Lent begins at the Vatican
While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...
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Vatican to Hold Lent Retreat in ‘Spiritual Communion’ With Sick Pope Francis
It is the sixth consecutive year that Pope Francis has not participated in a joint Lenten retreat with the cardinals of the ...
Vatican makes new plans for Ash Wednesday as Pope Francis reaches 2-week mark at hospital
Despite his improvements, Francis’ near-term upcoming calendar of events was being changed: The Vatican canceled a Holy Year ...
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Pope has increased his physical activity and celebrated start of Lent, Vatican says
Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead, the Vatican said.The Holy Father ...
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When does Lent begin? What to know about the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving
On Wednesday, the Vatican reported that Francis showed a "slight improvement," after a chest CT scan showed normal progression of his lung inflammation. Here's what to know about this year's Lent.
Pope Francis remains hospitalized on Ash Wednesday as Vatican begins Lent without him
ROME (TNND) — Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period.
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Pope Francis suffers breathing crisis but responds well to mechanical ventilation, Vatican says
The Vatican has been providing brief updates on ... comes just ahead of the start of the annual Christian observance of Lent. The 40-day Lenten period begins on Ash Wednesday, which this year ...