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 ...

Gwen Stefani drew criticism from some of her fans when she spoke out about her Catholic faith and her partnership with the ...

Catholics flooded a church in the medieval town of Assisi in Italy, where the preserved remains of Carlo Acutis are on view ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

During the morning, the pope participated in an Ash ... Wednesday, "without any episodes of respiratory insufficiency," according to a new update by the Vatican. The pope, 88, called the ...

See photos below ... Deacon Dave Rohner does the Ash Wednesday reading at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Hellertown. Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services ...