With Ash Wednesday now delegated to a cardinal, the next major events come during Holy Week and Easter, which this year falls on April 20. 5 Pope Francis in Rome on January 25, 2025.

Vatican Makes New Plans for Ash Wednesday as Worst Is Apparently Over in Pope's Pneumonia Battle ROME (AP) — Pope Francis reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia Friday as ...

LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," according to the Vatican. The pope, 88, received "high-flow oxygen ...

Here's what Ash Wednesday is, why Lent is 40 days. advertisement. ... According to Vatican News, Ash Wednesday’s origins are different from why people observe the day now.

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Lent is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter Sunday, which ends on the Thursday before Easter.

The Vatican’s early Friday update suggested a level of normalcy and routine as the 88-year-old pope continues recovering at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. “As in past days, the night was tranquil ...

The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

The Vatican is making alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week as Pope Francis recovers from pneumonia. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay Welcome, Mickey ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical phase ...

The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, a Vatican official and former vicar of Rome ...