Ash Wednesday ritual at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 6, 2019. P Photo/Jim Mone) William Johnston, ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, involves fasting and Mass.

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash Wednesday this week.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

As the United States doubles down on its plan for mass deportations, Pope Francis in his message for Lent this year ...

Francis was treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and had a good response, the Vatican said Friday.Not long before ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – As the community prepares for Ash Wednesday, a local priest is encouraging compassion and reflection. Father JK Adams, a Catholic priest in Spokane, emphasizes the importance of ...

The Manila Cathedral will hold three Masses in observance of Ash Wednesday on March 5. In a social media post Tuesday, the ...

According to the Holy Press Office, the 88-year-old pontiff is reportedly back in “non-invasive mechanical ventilation”. This ...

THE Pope has had two episodes of “acute respiratory failure”, the Vatican has revealed in a worrying new health update. The ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency and went back on a ventilator as he remains ...

The Vatican said the breathing issue was caused by a “significant accumulation" of mucus in Pope Francis’ lungs and bronchial ...