ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start ...

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 ...

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.

Christians across the Wyoming Valley observed Ash Wednesday. The day is traditionally observed by receiving ashes, fasting or ...

Wednesday March 5 is Ash Wednesday across the world, which marks the first day of Lent. Lent is a 40-day period of reflection ...

Catholics receive ashes on their foreheads during Ash Wednesday services at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso, Texas, on March ...

For many Christians worldwide, the weeks leading up to Easter are a time of fasting, solemn contemplation and abstaining from ...

Rev. Rik Rasmussen of St. Paul's Episcopal Church stood on the corner of 15th & J Streets in downtown Sacramento Wednesday morning and met a steady stream of people who walked up to him on the ...