With much of the world ravaged by global conflicts belonging to what Pope Francis has dubbed al a “third world war fought ...

The novena is sponsored by Walking With Moms in Need, an initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a "time of healing" as he missed his seventh consecutive Angelus prayer.

Pope Francis publicly acknowledged that this Lenten season is a time of healing for his soul and body. On Sunday, the Vatican released the text of Francis' prepared Sunday Angelus prayer.

urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a "time of healing" as he missed his seventh consecutive Angelus prayer. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church left Rome's Gemelli hospital last Sunday ...

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a “time of healing” as he missed his seventh consecutive Angelus prayer.

The Vatican released the Holy Father’s message while the 88-year-old Pontiff continues his convalescence in his Casa Santa Marta home.