I have walked through the Lenten season in a very traditional way. On Ash Wednesday we acknowledge our humanity and our sinful ways. Some do this by having ashes placed upon their foreheads as a ...

On March 5, marking the beginning of Lent, an Ash Wednesday Mass was celebrated at the White House for the staff of the presidential residence. A new signal sent to Catholics by U.S. President Donald ...

The world is a hot mess right now. I am not sure there is a better way to say that. Everything feels upside down and unbelievable. Pope Francis declared a jubilee year of hope; now he’s praying for a ...

Tamale, March 06, GNA – 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 ...

The Argentine pontiff, head of the worldwide Catholic Church since 2013, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14.

Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open ...

In 2025 Lent ends on April 17, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. This year, Easter falls on April 20.

As Catholics around the world celebrated the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, congregants in Nigeria took a moment to pray for ...

Ash Wednesday services were held in several places in the Charleston, West Virginia area on March 5, 2025, including the City ...

While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...

Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and Christians on March 5, marking the ...

Local Catholic churches hosted mass and prayer services throughout the day for people to come and receive their ashes.