Br. Bill Young's supply of ashes were administered on Ash Wednesday as part of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of Fremont, ...

The call of Lent, Pope Francis wrote, is a call to turn to the Lord and so become "a sign of hope for the world." ...

The journey of Lent "unfolds amid the remembrance of our fragility," Pope Francis wrote in his homily for Ash Wednesday.

The Vatican said Friday that Cardinal Angelo De Donatis will replace Pope Francis at next week's liturgical celebration for ...

By Deborah Castellano Lubov The Holy See Press Office announced on Friday that Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Major Penitentiary ...

Repentance and seeking God’s mercy are the Ash Wednesday themes adopted by Repairers Of The Breach, Bishop Barber’s ...

The journey of Lent "unfolds amid the remembrance of our fragility and the hope that, at the end of the road, the Risen Lord is waiting for us," Pope Francis wrote in his homily for Ash Wednesday.

Cardinals, archbishops and bishops will join the Benedictine monks of Sant'Anselmo, the Dominican priests of Santa Sabina and the faithful in the Ash Wednesday procession. The centuries-old Roman ...

Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is always 46 days before Easter Sunday. Lent is a 40-day season (not counting Sundays) marked by repentance, fasting, reflection, and ...

They're celebrating Ash Wednesday, which for many also marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and reflection leading up to Easter. Here's what you need to know about a holiday marked ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the ...