ROME -- Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," according to the Vatican. The pope received "high-flow oxygen therapy during the day, ...

Pope Francis will not lead the Vatican's Ash Wednesday service on March 5, the Vatican said on Friday, despite his health showing signs of improvement. The Catholic leader has been hospitalised with ...

ROME — Pope Benedict XVI marked the start of the Lenten season with an Ash Wednesday procession and a ceremony in which he urged the use of prayer to nourish hope. Aides held the ends of the pontiff's ...