Despite regional traditions and differences in receiving ashes, the spiritual focus of the Lenten season does not change.

During his first Ash Wednesday as pope, Leo framed Lent as a communal reckoning with personal and structural sin.

Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the ...

Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on wher ...

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The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time. Nearly 400,000 people registered in advance to see the bone fragments.

St. Agnes Church in North Huntingdon has its annual fish fries down to a science — at least that’s how volunteer Diane Pesarsick describes it. For four weeks leading up to Easter, more than 120 ...

The ancient practice of fasting from food during Lent can free us from complacency and lead us to "hunger" for God, Pope Leo XIV said in his 2026 Lenten message. Ahead of Ash Wednesday, which marks ...

Pope Leo XIV marked the beginning of Lent with the traditional procession on Rome's Aventine Hill on Ash Wednesday.

ARCHBISHOP RUMMEL HIGH: The Rummel Fishing Club will host fried fish dinners Fridays in Lent, Feb. 27-March 17, 3-6 p.m. or until they run out. Drive-thru only, 1901 Severn Ave. in Metairie.