On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday night ...

The Holy Father's prognosis remains complex as he engages in Lenten traditions and Vatican duties during hospitalization.

Grace, an agnostic, attended the Ash Wednesday service at The Chapel of Saint John the Divine on March 5, to practice Lent and visit church.

Lent has begun for many in typical ways, with fish fries as well as Ash Wednesday worship services or occasions where one ...

The liturgy of Ash Wednesday has come to tell us something new about time, our time, and to invite us into a new ...

S.J., James reflects on the universal appeal of Ash Wednesday. “Everyone is drawn to the ashes—for whatever reason.” he says. They may not feel that they can receive Communion, but they're ...

Lent has begun for many in typical ways, with fish fries as well as Ash Wednesday worship services ... a noontime service with ashes and holy communion.

Origin of the tradition of using ashes On Ash Wednesday, many Christians have ... a sacred ceremony celebrating communion with Jesus and with one another. During that time they did acts of penance ...

Lent has begun for many in typical ways, with fish fries as well as Ash Wednesday worship services ... a noontime service with ashes and holy communion. Originally published on indianagazette.com ...