Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances. Ramadan is seen as a time ...

The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on ...

Lent, a period of prayer and fasting, begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Many Christians ... and the Stations of the Cross, 14 images depicting events of Jesus' life on the day ...

The celestial transit began at 11:57 p.m. EDT on Thursday and ended Friday at 6 a.m. EDT ... over the Sheikh Zayed Grand ...

Pope Francis was "resting" on Thursday (Mar 6) after a peaceful night, the Vatican said as the 88-year-old nears three weeks ...

Crucifixes are unveiled after the Good Friday ceremonies and all other images just before the Easter vigil Mass on Holy Saturday. On Holy Thursday, the Catholic Church celebrates a special Mass of ...

With a weak and labored voice, a grateful Pope Francis, thanks supporters in an audio recording that was recorded and ...

The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some important milestones ...

Franco Origlia/Getty Images However, the pope did mark the start of Lent from his private apartment in the hospital on Ash Wednesday. The Vatican said in a statement that "the Holy Father ...

TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images This week marks significant milestones for the pope. Thursday marks the 12th anniversary of his election as the 266th pope. The Holy See hasn't said how the ...

Francis’ feeble voice, discernible through his labored breaths and in his native Spanish, was recorded from the hospital and ...