This year is a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church with the theme of being pilgrims of hope. How can we envision this holy ...

BUCKTOWN, La. (WGNO) — Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, Lent means no meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during the season. Ash Wednesday is also a huge day for seafood ...

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent. See photos below. The Rev. John A. Krivak, pastor at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus ...

but with positive recovery signs Ash Wednesday marked the 88-year-old pontiff's 20th day in hospital, where doctors noted positive developments in his recovery at the start of Lent, a time in ...

(Photo by Evan Bevins) BELPRE — Pioneer Presbyterian Church offered members of the community an opportunity to observe the beginning of Lent outside of the traditional evening Ash Wednesday ...

While Ash Wednesday’s message focuses on mortality, the day as well as the following 40 days of Lent remind all about immortality, about life everlasting. One can read this in Daniel 12:2 ...

In 2025, Lent begins on March 5 with the observance of Ash Wednesday. The conclusion of Lent takes place on Holy Thursday, April 17, marking the beginning of the Easter Triduum—the three days ...

March 5 (UPI) --The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter. Ashes "revive in us the memory of what we are," but also ...

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions. Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a ...

One of the primary dietary restrictions Catholics observe during this time is abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays of Lent. Understanding what foods are permissible ...

INCREASED HIS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THAT WHILE CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD ARE RECOGNIZING ASH WEDNESDAY, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF LENT. MILWAUKEE CATHOLICS RECOGNIZE THE DAY WITH A MASS. THE FIRST ...

Today thousands of Christians in Alabama and millions worldwide will observe Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the penitential season leading up to the celebration of Easter on ...