Pope Francis remains hospitalized on Ash Wednesday. Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the ...

For the fifth successive Sunday, Pope Francis sent a brief written note from the hospital for his weekly Angelus message.

Students at Saint Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights helped prepare the way for Ash Wednesday and the ...

Wednesday is the first day of Lent, and many Christians will observe the day by going to Mass to be blessed with ashes.

Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday, is a period of preparation for Easter Sunday, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Excluding Sundays, Lent comprises the 40 days leading up to ...

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Our traditional Lenten practices can certainly be shared with the younger members of the Church, helping us to pray together ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- It's the start of Lent and many congregations are holding Ash Wednesday services. That includes the cathedral church of Saint John the Divine in Morningside Heights. It's providing ...

Franciscan Father Joachim speaks with people visiting the gift store at Our Lady's Chapel in downtown New Bedford after delivering Ash Wednesday Mass. Ash Wednesday, also known as the Day of Ashes, ...

As is customary, the ashes used on Ash Wednesday are made by burning the blessed palms distributed the prior year on Palm Sunday. Lent ends with the celebration of the Sacred Triduum, the three ...