Pope Francis has centered his Lenten message for 2024 on the Book of Exodus, choosing “Through the Desert God Leads Us to Freedom” as its main theme to encourage the faithful that the season ...

Pope Francis publicly acknowledged that this Lenten season is a time of healing for his soul and body. On Sunday, the Vatican released the text of Francis' prepared Sunday Angelus prayer. It is ...

The claim: Pope Francis said Catholics should ‘eat whatever you want’ during Lent. A Feb. 14 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a supposed message from Pope Francis to ...

Pope Francis highlighted Jesus’ 40-day journey in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil, as an example for the faithful during Lent. “Jesus, too, was tempted by the devil, and he ...

Pope Francis led Roman Catholics into the season of Lent at a traditional Ash Wednesday Mass, urging the faithful to use the time to put aside materialism and self-centeredness and help others.

Editor's Note: Ash Wednesday Mass excerpts were added at 12:20pm Eastern March 1. VATICAN CITY — On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis said that while Lent is certainly a time of mortification, it’s ...

This week, the Vatican is relatively quiet, as Pope Francis and the top Roman Curia officials make their Lenten retreat. As he has done since 2021, the pope has asked each official to make their ...

“Pope Francis’ greatest legacy,” said Diaz, “is his invitation for nations and for each one of us to reject human indifference, especially as he has reminded us again and again, rejecting ...

Using the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration as a launching point, Francis addressed both the journey of Lent and the Catholic Church’s ongoing Synod on Synodality in the message released Feb. 17.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis celebrated Ash Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, reminding faithful the Lenten period leading to Easter celebrations is a journey and “an exodus from ...

Pope Francis wrote in his Lenten message that fasting, prayer, and almsgiving “enable and express our conversion.” Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta April 4, 2020.