Pope Francis’ health: Vatican provides update on Ash Wednesday
On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores human mortality. It is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics that signals the start of Christianity’s most penitent season.
Pope, responding well, rests as Vatican marks another Holy Year event without him
In the early Sunday update, the Vatican said Francis was resting after a quiet night. For the fourth Sunday in a row, the pope will not appear for his weekly noon blessing, though the Vatican planned to distribute the text he would have delivered if he were well enough.
Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that developed into ...
Pope Francis skips this year’s services as he remains in hospital - Pope Francis is unable to take part in Ash Wednesday ...
The Holy Father's prognosis remains complex as he engages in Lenten traditions and Vatican duties during hospitalization.
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Pope Francis to Spend Ash Wednesday in the HospitalThe Vatican has announced that Pope Francis couldn't celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent outside the hospital.
Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday by blessing ashes and placing a call from his hospital room to a Gaza parish as Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the pontiff ...
Pope Francis, the beloved 88-year-old pontiff, has been on quite the health journey lately, and it's been a rollercoaster of ...
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Pope Francis still hospitalized on Ash WednesdayPope Francis is still in the hospital as the church he leads marks the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. The Vatican says ...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ condition remained stable on Wednesday (March 5), according to a Vatican statement ...
Pope Francis' medical team has increased the pontiff's respiratory physiotherapy and active motor therapy as his doctors seek ...
While many gathered today to receive ashes, a symbol of faith, worshippers in North Beach also lifted up special prayers for ...
Melania and Donald Trump belong to different denominations, yet this did not prevent them from jointly addressing Catholics ...
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