The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.
The setback comes on the eve of two full weeks of hospitalization and casts uncertainty on the pope's recovery.
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...