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A total of 6,500 hectares or 16,000 acres was burned before firefighters established a perimeter and declared the blaze under ...

ROME - Pope Francis' condition "remained stable" on Wednesday, "without any episodes of respiratory insufficiency," according to a new update by the Vatican.

Pope's Ash Wednesday absence looms large as Lent begins at the Vatican Celebrant reads homily written by Francis about experiencing fragility and finding redemption ...

Pope Francis participated in an Ash Wednesday celebration today as he marked the beginning of Lent in hospital.

Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday night.

Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period. The 88-year-old pontiff slept through the night at Rome's Gemelli hospital, according ...

Big picture view: Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and leads up to Easter on April 20. A cardinal has been designated to take Francis’ place at Vatican celebrations.

Parishioners across South Florida and Palm Beach County filled churches on Ash Wednesday, marking the first day of Lent while Pope Francis remains hospitalized with double pneumonia.The Vatican ...