Amid musings on faith, a characteristic veil drops, a mesh obscuring as much light as it admits. Is the loud echo following ...

Sicily's Catania airport has suspended flights again as Mount Etna continues to spew lava and volcanic ash. The eruption has disrupted travel during the peak summer holiday season. Sicily's Catania ...

On Wednesday, August 19, the Santa Barbara Public Library will host this year’s winner of the Alta California Chapbook Prize. Santa Barbara’s ninth Poet Laureate, Emma Trelles, dreamed up the prize ...

JWD Art Space marks 100 years since the birth of poet-artist  Angkarn Kallayanapong with Ash and Alteration, an exhibition shaped around his papers, sketches, l ...

Erie officials unveiled a new city park on Wednesday in the East Bayfront neighborhood, marking the completion of the first ...

(RNS) — Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told immigrants that Trump administration deportation efforts had acquainted them with Ash Wednesday’s Scripture passage about practicing faith in secret. (RNS) — ...

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Cardinal Joseph Tobin greets Ash Wednesday Mass attendees at St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Credit: RNS photo/Fiona Murphy NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — Cardinal Joseph ...

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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. The ashes, made from the previous year's burnt palm branches, symbolize mortality and repentance. Lent is a 40-day period of ...

Christians around the world mark Ash Wednesday as the solemn beginning of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and reflection leading to Good Friday and Easter. Here’s how to watch the NASCAR Cook ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV presided over Ash Wednesday, lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” destroyed by ...