North Country poet George Cassidy Payne shares a selection of new poems with themes of the Adirondacks and nature.

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To counterbalance those feelings, I am rereading beloved books, listening to favourite albums, poring over old photos and ...

The driver cut the engine fifty yards short of the church and sat with his hands on the wheel while I stepped out. The building stood low and grey, its door already shut from inside. A single lamp ...

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.

(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) — ...

The Rev. Paul Keller walked out of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in west suburban Broadview Wednesday afternoon with his palms coated in ash. His hands stood as a testament to ...

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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 ...

Pope Leo XIV swings a censer near the altar as celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome Feb. 18, 2026. Credit: OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters ROME (OSV News) — Beneath the ...

Ash Wednesday marks a quiet turning point in the Christian calendar—a day set aside for prayer, reflection and fasting across many Western denominations. It follows the revelry of Shrove Tuesday and ...

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. Find out how to stream every NFL ...