Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday. He is lamenting the “ashes of ...

ROME -- Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," according to the Vatican. The pope received "high-flow oxygen therapy during the day, ...

Pope Francis will not lead the Vatican's Ash Wednesday service on March 5, the Vatican said on Friday, despite his health showing signs of improvement. The Catholic leader has been hospitalised with ...

Pope Leo XIV opened the Catholic church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over the Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome.

Here are a few messages, greetings, wishes, and quotes to share with loved ones on Ash Wednesday 2026. My dear child, may the ...

Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday 2026 and lamenting the ’ashes of international law and justice’ ...