And EPA plans to overhaul the Biden administration’s “social cost of carbon,” a metric used to assess the cost of climate ...

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, the year of 2025 A.D. Ash Wednesday begins a season of repentance, a season which ...

The journey of Lent "unfolds amid the remembrance of our fragility and the hope that, at the end of the road, the Risen Lord is waiting for us," Pope Francis wrote in his homily for Ash Wednesday.

Interfaith protestors are calling for ‘accountability’ for the Memphis Police Department after the death of Tyre Nichols on Wednesday. Organizers say with it ...

A placid fishing trip turned "berserk" for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) ...

Millions of Christians around the world are recognizing Ash Wednesday this week, marking the beginning of Lent.

Vigneron reflected on how many times he has led the Ash Wednesday Mass, many of them at St. Aloysius, since he became ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory (at right), the retiring archbishop of Washington, dispenses ashes to Cardinal Robert McElroy, the ...

In his homily, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge said that Lent is a time of conversion for all, including him. “Due to necessary ...

Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent on March 5, involves fasting, repentance, and spiritual reflection for Christians.

Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days, not ...