Catholics in central Illinois observe Ash Wednesday traditions

Catholic parishioners in Central Illinois gathered to mark the beginning of Lent, known as "Ash Wednesday," with a mass at ...

Pope laments ‘ashes of international law’ left by today’s conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday. He is lamenting the “ashes of ...

Archbishop Hicks leads first Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC

Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City was led by the newly-installed Archbishop Ronald Hicks. Participants who attend service receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a ...