The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the ... Insurance won’t cover everything, so the religious order that runs the ...

Follow the latest updates on the Pope's health after his condition worsened in hospital following two respiratory crises.

As the Lenten season begins next week on March 5, also known as Ash Wednesday, it's also when fish ... which draws thousands of guests. The Free Press has learned that the event will not take ...

"Extraordinary services -- masses, audiences, receptions of ambassadors and heads of state -- are in free fall," he said ... days he feels well enough. But Ash Wednesday celebrations, marking ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome ... the Vatican said in its evening medical bulletin March 5. The pope received ashes and the Eucharist in ...

Fueled by youth searching for meaning in an uncertain world, Catholic influencers on social media have also emerged as ...

Vigneron reflected on how many times he has led the Ash Wednesday Mass, many of them at St. Aloysius, since he became archbishop in 2009. During the Mass, Vigneron wore a red skullcap wore by some ...

This year, Ash Wednesday lands on Wednesday, March 5, and that day also marks the beginning of Lent. While many will participate in the tradition of giving up meat on Fridays, some may also ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Lent is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter Sunday, which ends on the Thursday before Easter.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year ...