While not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, those who do usually attend a service to mark the occasion. This year's Ash ...

Seitz, who conducted a worship service on Ash Wednesday at the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Ash Wednesday's roots date back to the 11th century and stem from ...

Last year, Ash Wednesday fell on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall much later, on Wednesday, March 5. Here’s the origin of Ash ...

This year's Ash Wednesday occurs as Pope Francis remains hospitalised at Rome's Gemelli Hospital after he was admitted to the hospital on February 14 for a respiratory illness. On Monday ...

Pope Francis participated in an Ash Wednesday celebration today as he marked the beginning of Lent in hospital. Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 with a severe ...

has been in the hospital since Feb. 14 for bronchitis. Over the last two weeks, his condition has worsened. People gathered at Juan Diego Catholic High School for Ash Wednesday. One of those ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent ... who's been experiencing a health crisis since he was hospitalized on Feb. 14. "Throughout his illness and hospital stay we've been praying earnestly ...

In South Florida, Catholics attended mass at churches in greater numbers to commemorate Ash Wednesday ... where he has been treated since Feb. 14 on the 10th floor. Like many Catholics around ...

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day period of abstinence. Most adult Catholics who observe Lent will be fasting on February 14. As part of Lent, they go on to abstain from richer ...

The pope has been hospitalized since seeking treatment for bronchitis on Feb. 14. Over the past two and a half weeks ... He provided a homily for Ash Wednesday Mass at the Vatican, which was read by ...