Lenten prayers for Pope Francis. Experts assess his historic papacy, while Francis continues to offer up his own intercessory prayers. By John Rash. The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Pope Francis celebrated the start of the Lent religious season from his hospital suite on Wednesday, the 88-year-old's condition stable but still complex as he undergoes treatment for double ...

Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and calling the parish priest in Gaza ...

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 ...

A handwritten sign with prayers for Pope Francis’ recovery is seen among candles and flowers at the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital Feb. 27, 2025.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances, after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he ...