Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good ...

Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots ... including children and the elderly, are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Ash Wednesday kicks off ...

Ash Wednesday draws its significance from the exaltation that the Roman Catholic church accords to Lent. “Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance ...

Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski at Broward’s oldest Catholic Church earlier this afternoon. The mass, held at St. Anthony Catholic Church in ...