Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and Christians on March 5, marking the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and calling the parish ...

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

Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and Christians on March 5, marking the solemn day of Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season.