In Brazil, Carnival officially ended with Ash Wednesday last week, but such technicalities didn’t stop the cheerful group. However, they adapt to the hospital environment, adjusting aspects like ...

The Lenten season is among us, and those who participate are finding new ways to connect with God on a deeper level.

A couple was mysteriously burned on the forehead after receiving the mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday. Sara Heloísa Sousa and her boyfriend Luan Jackson from Brazil shared their stories after ...

The council said the European Court of Human Rights has sided with a group of older Swiss women against their government, ...

The stational Mass and central ceremony of the distribution of ashes has long been celebrated, not at Saint Peter’s Basilica ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad More than 450 balls occur annually in Vienna, starting Nov. 11 to mark the opening of the carnival season to Ash Wednesday before Lent begins.

Parkersburg resident Marvin Trippett walks back to his pew following the imposition of ashes on his forehead during an Ash Wednesday service Wednesday afternoon at Crossroads Church in Waverly.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. For the second consecutive year, the church hosted a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service on ...

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, clutching umbrellas along with their hopes that this season of Lent ...

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent. See photos below. The Rev. John A. Krivak, pastor at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus ...

Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open to the public, the event featured a soup supper; a church service ...

Residents drove to the front doors of the church and were given the opportunity to privately receive their ashes and their blessing for Ash Wednesday leading into the days of Lent. Ashes To Go is ...