in some cases (e.g., Communion in a hospital), the requirements differ. The priest usually does not wear a surplice during the trip but does wear a narrow white stole under his suit coat.

During the morning he participated in an Ash Wednesday celebration, receiving ashes and Holy Communion. He later set to work ... who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia. A ...

The Vatican has said Francis would participate “in spiritual communion” with the rest of the hierarchy ... for the third time at the hospital. Such meetings are the routine way the pope governs, and ...

noting that while physically absent due to his hospitalization at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, his message resonated deeply through the basilica where “communion takes on its fullest and most ...

This morning he was given Communion. In an earlier medical update this morning, the Vatican had said the pontiff was showing signs of improvement and would remain in Rome's Gemelli Hospital due to the ...

The pope’s annual Lenten retreat will take place in the Vatican next week in “spiritual communion” with Pope ... in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The theme of the retreat, which will take ...

During the morning he participated in an Ash Wednesday celebration, receiving ashes and Holy Communion ... who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.