As Ash Wednesday approaches, Father Adams highlights the tradition where thousands in Spokane will receive ashes on their foreheads during Mass. This act serves as a reminder of life's fragility, with ...

Ash Wednesday ritual at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 6, 2019. P Photo/Jim Mone) William Johnston, ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, involves fasting and Mass.

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash Wednesday this week.

As the United States doubles down on its plan for mass deportations, Pope Francis in his message for Lent this year ...

Francis was treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and had a good response, the Vatican said Friday.Not long before ...

The Manila Cathedral will hold three Masses in observance of Ash Wednesday on March 5. In a social media post Tuesday, the ...

Pope Francis has been hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since mid-February, where he has been battling double pneumonia ...

The Vatican said the breathing issue was caused by a “significant accumulation" of mucus in Pope Francis’ lungs and bronchial ...

While Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, is in stable condition the Vatican said that his ...