This year is a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church with the theme of being pilgrims of hope. How can we envision this holy ...

A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

The Taliban leader says Afghanistan has a “golden opportunity” for unity and reconciliation. Hibatullah Akhundzada, who ...

This Mass was accompanied by a message published on the White House website by President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania. “On this Ash Wednesday, we join in prayer with the tens of millions ...

As previously announced by the Vatican, Pope Francis was discharged on Sunday, March 23, in the morning after spending 38 ...

Hitting 1 million followers on Instagram is an achievement often celebrated in creative ways by social media influencers, but when Father David Michael Moses marked that milestone on Ash Wednesday he ...

The Pope’s Lenten Message is this “Journeying together means... walking side-by-side, without shoving or stepping on others, without envy or hypocrisy, without letting anyone be left behind or ...

Authorities investigating after Southern California temple vandalized with ‘political messages’ KTLA has ... surrounding the vandalism. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is ...

Black church leaders launched a 40-day Target boycott on Wednesday. This is one of several actions against the company. Here's what is happening.

Ash Wednesday signifies the first day of Lent ... with traditional readings that emphasized themes of penitence and redemption. Following the sermon, parishioners lined up to receive ashes, which were ...

Reverend John-James Arcidiacono, center, fills the air with incense using a thurible during Ash Wednesday services with Deacons Robert Rinne, left, and Jim Heatwole, right, at the Cathedral ...

The 88-year-old Pope, who is critically ill battling pneumonia, released an Ash Wednesday message this week to mark the beginning of the holy season of Lent. Watch live coverage of the 2025 Women ...