While it might seem strange to cover up all of the most important religious items in a Catholic church during Lent, most devout Catholic churches tend to feature crosses, artwork, and statues ...

Catholic Church opens Lent season with the pope sidelined with pneumonia BY Associated Press Vatican City PUBLISHED 11:26 AM ET Mar. 05, 2025 PUBLISHED 11:26 AM EST Mar. 05, 2025 ...

In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent ends on Holy Thursday, or April 17, 2025. For Protestant denominations, the last day of Lent is Holy Saturday, which falls on April 19, 2025.

Catholic Church opens Lent season with words of solidarity for pope sidelined with pneumonia Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

His ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts. Francis was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern Hemisphere. Not since Syrian-born Gregory III died in 741 had there been a non ...