On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

A placid fishing trip turned "berserk" for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) ...

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis couldn't celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent outside the hospital.

Pope Francis' doctors on Monday lited a "guarded prognosis" though he will need to remain in the "hospital setting for a ...

As millions of Catholics around the world and in Detroit begin the Lenten season, concerns over Pope Francis' health linger.

Father Jim Curran, pastor of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk encourages parishioners and ...

In the heart of downtown Sacramento, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament opened its doors to hundreds of worshippers on Ash Wednesday.

Thousands of Northeast Wisconsinites headed to church for Ash Wednesday. St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Oshkosh held four masses on Wednesday. Deacon ...

Pope Francis, who has chronic lung disease, has been in the hospital since Feb. 14 for bronchitis. Over the last two weeks, his condition has worsened. People gathered at Juan Diego Catholic High ...

AND AS CATHOLICS AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATE ASH WEDNESDAY, THEY’RE ALSO EXTENDING THEIR PRAYERS TO POPE FRANCIS, WHO REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AS HE CONTINUES TO BATTLE PNEUMONIA. I PRAY THAT THOSE ...

Pope Francis was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia, ...