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 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 ...

Pope Francis said that Lent is a time to share our deepest desires, worries and weaknesses with the Lord in prayer: ‘Let us make space for the prayer of silent adoration, in which we experience ...

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.

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’ message for Lent 2022: Get off your smartphone and do good for others face-to-face. ... prayer and hope. And, Pope Francis said, doing good “with love, ...

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 on Thursday made his first public comments since being hospitalized on Feb. 14, thanking the public for their prayers. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my ...

Francis was originally scheduled to celebrate the annual Mass, but on Feb. 25, the Vatican announced the 85-year-old pope would no longer preside over it due to acute knee pain and orders from his ...

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 signed the message, entitled "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. Lent: A Time for Renewing Faith, Hope, and Love," on Nov. 11, the feast of St. Martin of Tours, in Rome's St. John ...

Rome, Italy, Mar 2, 2022 / 10:57 am. Pope Francis cautioned on Ash Wednesday against the temptation to allow Lenten prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to be taken over by an “illness of appearances ...