Lenten prayers for Pope Francis. Experts assess his historic papacy, ... On the first Thursday of Lent, the pope’s presence was still not concrete, but his sentiments were not abstract.

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Lent “is a chance for everybody to make a new start and experience ...

Pope Francis and the season of Lent. We have come in the Christian year to the season of Lent. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, which falls this year on March 5, it extends until Maundy Thursday or ...

A t the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End, a Book of Condolences is now available for anyone who wishes to offer prayers and messages of remembrance for Pope Francis.

Pope Francis denounced the "appalling humanitarian catastrophe" in Sudan in Sunday's written Angelus prayer. It is the seventh week he has missed giving it in person.

At the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End, a Book of Condolences is now available for anyone who wishes to offer prayers and messages of remembrance for Pope Francis.The book will ...

As Catholics around the world celebrated the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, congregants in Nigeria took a moment to pray for the well-being of Pope Francis, who has been undergoing treatment due ...

The faithful attend a rosary prayer for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on rvening of Feb. 24, 2025. Riccardo De Luca / Anadolu via Getty Images ...