The Press Office of the Holy See announced this morning that Pope Benedict will preside at an Ash Wednesday Mass this Wednesday, February 21st at the Basilica of Santa Sabina. At 4.30 p.m. on Ash ...

On the summit of the Aventine Hill, one of the most picturesque areas of Rome, stands the Basilica of Santa Sabina, one of the best-preserved early Christian churches in the world. Built in 422 by ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Wednesday that Lent is a good time to examine ourselves in the light of truth, to let go of distractions like overbooked calendars, and to improve our relationships ...

While Pope Francis remained in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash Wednesday Mass in his place in a poignant ceremony at the Basilica of Santa Sabina on ...

Pope Francis said Lent is not a time “for useless sermons,” but instead it is “a time of grace” to welcome God’s loving gaze and then to change one’s life. Pope Francis leads a penitential procession ...