San Francisco residents attend Ash Wednesday, pray for Pope Francis
While many gathered today to receive ashes, a symbol of faith, worshippers in North Beach also lifted up special prayers for ...
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Nigeria: Ash Wednesday marks Lent's start with prayers for Pope Francis
As Catholics around the world celebrated the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, congregants in Nigeria took a moment to pray for ...
Pope Francis’ health: Vatican provides update on Ash Wednesday
On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...
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England cricket team says Pope Francis 'loves the ashes', later apologises for tweet
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has apologised for a social media post that joked the hospitalised Pope Francis ...
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Pope text: Ash Wednesday teaches human fragility, Gospel hope
The call of Lent, Pope Francis wrote, is a call to turn to the Lord and so become "a sign of hope for the world." ...