Pope's health remains stable as millions of Catholics mark Ash Wednesday
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Vatican makes new plans for Ash Wednesday as worst is apparently over in pope’s pneumonia battle
Pope Francis reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical phase of the infection but held out on declaring him
Pope Francis’ hospital stay enters third week: Vatican faces hard choices on Ash Wednesday
Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and now requires assisted ventilation, Vatican says
Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying an alarming setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia.
Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican says
Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia.
Vatican makes new plans for Ash Wednesday as worst is apparently over in pope's pneumonia battle
Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, a Vatican official, will preside over the March 5 ceremony and procession that inaugurates the church’s solemn Lenten season leading up to Easter in April.
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Vatican makes new plans for Ash Wednesday amid pope's pneumonia battle
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, will preside over the March 5 ceremony and procession that inaugurates the church's solemn Lenten season leading up to Easter in April.
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Pope's Ash Wednesday absence looms large as Lent begins at the Vatican
While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash Wednesday Mass in his place at the Basilica of Santa Sabina, March 5 in Rome.
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Ash Wednesday observances held globally as Pope remains in hospital
Father Jim Curran, pastor of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk encourages parishioners and visitors to return to church as they keep the Pope in their prayers.
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Pope Text: Ash Wednesday Teaches Human Fragility, Gospel Hope
A priest holds a vessel of ashes as Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome March 5, 2025. Pope Francis, who is hospitalized,
Pope Francis joins Ash Wednesday celebration but begins Lent still in hospital
Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that developed into double pneumonia.
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Pope Francis to Spend Ash Wednesday in the Hospital
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis couldn't celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent outside the hospital.
Catholics mark Ash Wednesday as Pope Francis is treated for double pneumonia
The Holy Father's prognosis remains complex as he engages in Lenten traditions and Vatican duties during hospitalization.
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Catholics observe Ash Wednesday, pray for pope
Thousands of Northeast Wisconsinites headed to church for Ash Wednesday. St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Oshkosh held four masses on Wednesday. Deacon John Ingala said they had about 1500 people come to church across the four masses and said that Ash Wednesday is usually one of their most well