The pope refers to Lent as a “season of conversion” in the “journey towards Easter” which is accompanied by the three traditional practices of penance (fasting), prayer, and almsgiving (charity). On ...

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.

The Lenten season will culminate with Holy Week, which will begin with the jubilation Palm Sunday on April 13, and includes the despair of Maundy Thursday and the grief of Good Friday and ends ...

Lent, a solemn season in the Christian liturgical calendar, is often perceived as a time for individual repentance and prayer. However, it is essential to recognize that Lent is not a solitary ...

Experts assess his historic papacy, while Francis continues to offer up his own intercessory prayers.

Pittsburgh-area Christians pray for ailing Pope Francis as Lenten season begins Jacob Geanous Pittsburgh Post-Gazette jgeanous@post-gazette.com ...

Over a billion Catholics worldwide and a million in the Archdiocese of Atlanta ushered in the start of Lent while Pope Francis remained hospitalized in a precarious condition.

Ash Wednesday beings the Lenten season and some of our local neighbors are praying for Pope Francis and his health.

ROME (AP) — 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 ...

The Brief Catholics in the Tampa Bay Area marked the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday by attending services and offering prayers. Those prayers included for Pope Francis, who remains in the hospital ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.