Order of Alhambra, local caravan Alhamar #4 hosted a Mass for the Holy Family/St. Ignatius Special Needs religious faith ...

(RNS) — Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told immigrants that Trump administration deportation efforts had acquainted them with Ash Wednesday’s Scripture passage about practicing faith in secret. (RNS) — ...

The Rev. Paul Keller walked out of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in west suburban Broadview Wednesday afternoon with his palms coated in ash. His hands stood as a testament to ...

For Elizabeth Delgadillo, an 18-year-old Santa Ana College student, attending Mass on Ash Wednesday has been a family tradition since childhood. Now returning to the Catholic faith on her own terms, ...

Cardinal Joseph Tobin greets Ash Wednesday Mass attendees at St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Credit: RNS photo/Fiona Murphy NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — Cardinal Joseph ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, many East Texans received ashes in the form of a cross on their foreheads. It’s a symbol of humility and repentance, with ...

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- The start of the Lenten season is leaving behind a significant mark inside the Broadview ICE facility. On Ash Wednesday, for the first time in months, clergy members were ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Newly appointed Archbishop James Checchio celebrated his first Mass as head of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. The service at St. Louis ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Newly appointed Bishop Mark O’Connell led Ash Wednesday mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, preaching going into Lent that while eventually everyone will return to dust, ...

Christians throughout Northeast Pennsylvania observed Ash Wednesday, one of the most important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer, and takes ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV presided over Ash Wednesday, lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” destroyed by ...

This is Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On Ash ...