The pope has increased his physical therapy and marked the start of Lent in the hospital
Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...
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Pope's Ash Wednesday absence looms large as Lent begins at the Vatican
While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...
Caravaggio, Baroque’s Bad Boy, Gets a Blockbuster Show in Rome
Two dozen works from museums and private collectors around the world are on display, with some reunited for the first time in ...
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Vatican to hold Lent retreat in ‘spiritual communion’ with sick Pope Francis
The theme of the retreat, which will take place from the evening of March 9 through the morning of March 14, is “The Hope of ...
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On the first night of Lent, Pope Francis has a restful night
On Wednesday, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the Major Penitentiary, celebrated the traditional Mass beginning Lent at the ...
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Pope Francis: Lent is a time to accept our fragility, rekindle hope in Jesus
Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and ...
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Pope Francis Asks Christians to Start Lent ‘Full of Hope’ in the Footsteps of Jesus Christ
In his catechesis, the Holy Father also reflected on how Jesus’ parents, Mary and Joseph, had to mature in their own ...
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Bay Area Catholics mark the beginning of Lent as Pope Francis remains hospitalized
Catholics marked the start of Lent without Pope Francis on Wednesday. The 88-year-old spent his twentieth day in the hospital with double pneumonia.
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'Stable' pope marks start of Lent in hospital
Francis missed the formal Ash Wednesday celebrations in Rome marking the start of Lent, but took part in a blessing in the private suite reserved for popes on the 10th floor of the Gemelli.