Lent 2025: Why do Christians wear ashes and give things up for Lent?
Why people walk around with a smudged cross of ashes on their foreheads on Lent and why do Christians give things up for this ...
Ash Wednesday calls fire-scarred faithful to walk path of sorrow, renewal
The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, ...
The pope has increased his physical therapy and marked the start of Lent in the hospital
The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia. A ...