He is now on the board of directors. "I know the people of El Paso are largely Catholic and we invited him to come here on Ash Wednesday to provide blessings, a service, and distribute ashes," Goodell ...

If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten season. In states along the Gulf Coast, the day is marked with parades, rich ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is traditionally a day of excess before Ash Wednesday. In the Catholic Church, that's the start of Lent, a period of fasting and abstinence before Easter. It's kind of like ...

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Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the months-long celebration actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst of excitement before Lent ...

Unlike other holidays, the date that Easter Sunday falls on changes year to year and with it the dates of Ash Wednesday ... is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating ...

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois will celebrate Mass Wednesday morning during Catholic Schools Week. The Mass will be celebrated at 10am at St. Anthony of ...

And thankfully, it will not be over a decade before the next film arrives. Avatar: Fire and Ash will further expand this universe with new tribes and more tribulations as Jake and Neytiri continue ...

The season, including Ash Wednesday, is a time for penance, charity and fasting for many Christians, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. USA Today adds that during Lent ...

‘Just a typical day at Sheffield Wednesday’ said Josh Windass before the Leeds United game, and it’s safe to say that Wednesdayites have become accustomed to a bit of drama. Did you know ...