The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis couldn't celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent outside the hospital.

Ash Wednesday a significant day in the liturgical calendar that marks the start of the season of Lent and fasting.

Christians from the Catholic faith in Tamale received ashes on Wednesday in the shape of a cross on their foreheads, signifying dust, grief, humility and repentance. This holy Mass service on Ash ...