Fueled by youth searching for meaning in an uncertain world, Catholic influencers on social media have also emerged as ...

The Lenten ritual is six weeks of abstinence and fasting that emerged out of pagan practices. The word itself derived from the Anglo-Saxon Lencten meaning the springtime stretching of days ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in modern Ireland? What is Ash Wednesday?

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person belongs to Jesus Christ.

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday ... my children would know how to love Jesus and follow Him and find the healing and comfort I ...

Ash Wednesday, also known as the Day of Ashes ... although those two smaller meals should not equal a full meal, according to the Catholic News Agency. However, fasting is exempted for children or the ...

According to the Museum of the Bible, Pope Gregory, the 64th leader of the Catholic Church ... supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during Lent. However, children and elderly people ...

Ash Wednesday is on March 5 ... according to the Catholic News Agency. However, fasting is exempted for children or the elderly. Fat Tuesday, which translates to Mardi Gras in French, is on ...

Some refer to Ash Wednesday and Lent as the “40 days and 40 nights” period that Jesus is said in the bible to have spent fasting and being tempted by the devil. Ashes are marked on a person’s forehead ...