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A butcher friend of mine on Ninth Street said hello today, and I couldn't help notice the thin black cross on his forehead. I realized this was the first day of Lent and the cross was ash rubbed into his skin by a priest. More here. A butcher friend of mine on Ninth Street said [...]

ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI rode on a motorized cart in an Ash Wednesday procession, forsaking the traditional short walk between two Rome churches as the 84-year-old pontiff tries to conserve his energy. The Rev. Francis Morin places ashes on a ASH WEDNESDAY. Almighty God, you have created us out of the dust of [...]

By EJ Dionne It's utterly appropriate in a campaign that of late has been saturated with religion that tonight's potentially decisive debate is being held on Ash Wednesday. And the Ash Wednesday debate is absolutely critical to Rick Santorum. In the words of Rudd's own Ash Wednesday announcement, it is a "soap opera". And it [...]

It's Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, which for some may be your last day of indulgence before the Lenten Season begins. As millions of Filipino Catholics flock to churches in their homeland and their host countries overseas for the annual ritual of the laying of ashes on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday, Manila Archbishop Luis [...]

Still, Alan says, young people are intrigued by days like Ash Wednesday. “Ritual allows us to sit with the holy and the questions, and to not feel compelled to answer all of them,” Alan said. “This is a generation, a lot of whom were not raised in a Ash Wednesday a day to take your [...]

A brief kinetic type video explaining the what and why of Ash Wednesday and Lent, from the history of wearing ashes dating back to the Old Testament, to the practices of Catholics and [other] Christians during Lent. (from the A brief kinetic type video explaining the what and why of Ash Wednesday and Lent, from [...]

By Felicia Sonmez Viewers of this Wednesday's CNN presidential debate in Arizona could see the candidates' faith on display quite literally. That's because the debate takes place on Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Catholic holy season of Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Here are a list of services [...]

By AMY BANTON – Staff writer – email:abanton@aikenstandard.com Ash Wednesday is this week, a time in which many will take time out of their busy day to sit in peace with other Christians to sing in unity, pray and reflect. Ash Wednesday is the This Ash Wednesday, ol' Joel has some things on his prophetic [...]

He will return to work Wednesday morning, handing out breakfasts at St. Francis Church on 31 st Street before presiding over Ash Wednesday services at St. Patrick's Cathedral, where thousands of New Yorkers are expected to attend. First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown will hold an Ash Wednesday service that features [...]

By Felicia Sonmez Viewers of this Wednesday's CNN presidential debate in Arizona could see the candidates' faith on display quite literally. That's because the debate takes place on Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Catholic holy season of Lent. Wednesday is an important religious holiday for many, marking the start of Lent with Ash [...]