March 5 (UPI) --The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in ...

Ash Wednesday calls for metanoia-a turning back ... but this day encompasses much more than that single moment. The liturgy emphasizes the profound themes of the day. Familiar passages-like ...

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

Editor’s Note: The article first published in 2020 by The Conversation. For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of ...

During the Ash Wednesday liturgy, they received the ash, a symbol of penance, renewal and spiritual reflection. The ashes, imposed in the shape of a cross, hold a deep significance, a reminder to ...

When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes are made from the palms from the previous Palm Sunday and they are a public sign of faith ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the season of Lent in the church. Join us for a penitential service, where we receive a mark of ashes as a reminder that we are created from dust, and to dust we will ...

During the Ash Wednesday liturgy, they received the ash, a symbol of penance, renewal and spiritual reflection. The ashes, imposed in the shape of a cross, hold a deep significance, a reminder to ...

Lent is near, and the Greater Shallotte Ministerial Association has announced the annual Lenten Lunch Worship Services are scheduled for each Wednesday beginning with Ash Wednesday, March 5. A ...

The Diocese of Tyler Bishop Gregory Kelly led his first mass at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in downtown Tyler, Texas on Ash Wednesday. Multiple parishioners attended the noon mass at ...