New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning ...

Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and ...

Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by ...

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.

Francis remained in stable condition, with a guarded prognosis, meaning he was not out of danger, the Vatican said.

The statement is signed by 11 Christian LGBTQ groups representing tens of thousands of constituents and roughly 5,000 ...