Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is around the corner. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a ...

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

Pope Francis reached the two-week mark recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical ...

While Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve, the Vatican announced that he will not lead his traditional Ash ...

Pope Francis is showing improvement as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Friday, but he will not lead an ...

I am a hypocrite. At least I often feel like one—especially when it comes to matters of faith.

In a conversation with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on “Preach,” James Hanvey, S.J., reflects on the universal appeal of Ash Wednesday: “Everyone is drawn to the ashes—for whatever reason.” ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Lent is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter Sunday, which ends on the Thursday before Easter.

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, will lead two Ash Wednesday Masses on March 5 at St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral ...

Here's everything you need to know about Ash Wednesday and Lent and more on what these religious practices are all about.

Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, also lasts for 40 days, or around six and half weeks. If you are planning to observe the ...