In his message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of living one’s life as a constant journey of conversion, choosing to walk in peace and hope aside one’s fellow humans.

Lenten prayers for Pope Francis. Story by John Rash, Star Tribune • 1w. Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day.

On Tuesday, Pope Francis' official account on X posted a message on Lent and provided his thoughts on the "journey together in hope" - despite the Pontiff being hospitalized in Rome since February ...

“Pope Francis’ greatest legacy,” said Diaz, “is his invitation for nations and for each one of us to reject human indifference, especially as he has reminded us again and again, rejecting ...

Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances, after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital ...

Pope Francis' health struggles meant he was unable to lead the annual Ash Wednesday church service on March 5 that opens the 40-day Christian season of Lent that culminates in Easter.

Pope Leo XIV has written a warm and detailed letter to Cardinal Raymond Burke, thanking the American cardinal for 50 years of ...

ROME — Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a top Vatican official, announced the death of ...

Pope Francis' health struggles meant he was unable to lead the annual Ash Wednesday church service on March 5 that opens the 40-day Christian season of Lent that culminates in Easter.