The pope has increased his physical activity and celebrated the start of Lent, Vatican says
Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead, the Vatican said.
Pope Francis Health: Wednesday Morning Update From Vatican
On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores human mortality. It is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for ...
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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." ...