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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 ...
Ash Wednesday procession in Rome launches Lent as Catholics unite in prayer for Pope Francis
The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.
Pope receives ashes in the hospital as Christians around the world enter season of Lent
As Christians around the world mark the start of the season of Lent at Ash Wednesday services, the pope is taking part in ...
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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 ...
Pope stable with no new respiratory crises but will sleep with ventilation mask, Vatican says
The Vatican said as of Tuesday morning, Francis no longer needed to wear the noninvasive mechanical ventilation mask that ...
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History & Significance Of Lent, 40 Days Of Fasting Or Abstinence Christians Observe Before Easter
Christians across the world observe a 40-day period called Lent. It represents the 40 days in the Bible that Jesus had spent ...
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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Pope Francis: Temptations, Falls Do Not End in Failure for Those Who Believe in God’s Love
Pope Francis on Sunday said defeats are not definitive for those who believe in Jesus Christ and trust in God’s love and forgiveness. In his prepared March 9 homily for the First Sunday of Lent, the ...