Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent. We attended 12:10 mass at Saint Peter Cathedral which is a unique ...

Pope Francis attends Ash Wednesday mass at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome Pope Francis attends Ash Wednesday mass at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged Catholics ...

If you see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads Wednesday, it's there for a reason: Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Ash Wednesday is ...

The 40-day period of repentance and fasting traditionally observed by members of Christian denominations in preparation for Easter began on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday. By observing the 40 days of ...

ROME, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged Catholics to forgo worldly trappings and focus on essentials as he opened the season of Lent with a traditional Ash Wednesday Mass on one of Rome's historic ...