Catholics observe Lent through fasting and abstinence, avoiding meat on specific days. These are some of the permitted foods.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is March 5 ... The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead. Is Ash Wednesday a ...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory (at right), the retiring archbishop of Washington, dispenses ashes to Cardinal Robert McElroy, the ...
Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. The ...
Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski at Broward’s oldest Catholic Church earlier ...
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis couldn't celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent outside the hospital.
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season for Chicago Catholics, with many carrying an ashen cross across their ...