Archbishop Hebda said that the word for humility comes from the Latin word “humus,” for earth or ground. To him, there’s an immediate connection between humility and the spreading of the ashes on Ash ...

World News // 1 month ago Pope Francis remains in stable condition in hospital with pneumonia Pope Francis on Wednesday remained in stable condition as he battles pneumonia, the Vatican said. Despite ...

As previously announced by the Vatican, Pope Francis was discharged on Sunday, March 23, in the morning after spending 38 ...

Keywords: ash wednesday catholicism in france Solène Tadié Solène Tadié is the Europe Correspondent for the National Catholic Register. She is French-Swiss and grew up in Paris. After ...

An investigation is underway after a Catholic church in Los Feliz was targeted by an alleged arsonist on Ash Wednesday ... had already fled the scene. Photos shared on the church's Instagram ...

Los Feliz-- Our Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church on Vermont Avenue was hit Wednesday night by arson and vandalism. Photos on Facebook show burn marks in the backs of a couple of pews, in a ...

Several local congregations — including St. Michael Catholic Church in Greenfield— honored Ash Wednesday this week, marking the start of Lent. Many Christians use 40 days of Lent as a time for ...

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. For the second consecutive year, the church hosted a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service on ...

Evans, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City vicar general and moderator of the curia, presided over Ash Wednesday mass for students and ... Photojournalist Kristin Murphy captured the images of the ...

“And she’s been a Catholic for almost 80 years, so I know it’ll mean a lot to her.” COVINGTON, La. — Across the world, people of various denominations are observing Ash ...

Pope Francis celebrated the start of the Lent religious season from his hospital suite on Wednesday, the 88-year-old's condition stable but still complex as he undergoes treatment for double pneumonia ...