Christian faithful perform Ash Wednesday service in Rome without Pope Francis. Roman cardinals and clergyman performed the ...

Pope Francis' medical team has increased the pontiff's respiratory physiotherapy and active motor therapy as his doctors seek ...

Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and ...

The pope, who is being treated for pneumonia in both lungs, slept with mechanical ventilation at night but switched to a simple, high-flow oxygen tube in his nose Wednesday, the update said.

Pope Francis, the beloved 88-year-old pontiff, has been on quite the health journey lately, and it's been a rollercoaster of ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start ...

As he approaches three weeks in the hospital, Pope Francis Wednesday had a good day, calling the Catholic parish in Gaza and ...

Burlington Bishop John McDermott is joining others around the world this Ash Wednesday in praying for the Pope’s health.

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 pneumonia ...

Services for Ash Wednesday took place Wednesday across western Massachusetts. In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday marks ...