6 a.m. 5 p.m. Stations of the Cross on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 5:15 p.m. 6 a.m. Noon (Stations of the Cross prayed before Mass at 11:30 a.m.) 6 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Chapel hours are ...

This year is a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church with the theme of being pilgrims of hope. How can we envision this holy ...

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 ...

Ash is falling on parts of Arlington and Fairfax County due to a “very large controlled burn” nearby. “We live in Ballston and a few large pieces of ash have fallen in the past couple of ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

By contrast, Wednesday has been the most deadly day with 20 fatalities from 20 fatal crashes. Sunday comes next with at least 19 deaths from 13 fatal crashes. Four of those deaths resulted from ...

Two playoff hopefuls face off on Wednesday with Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers heading east to face Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers are the No. 4 seed in the Eastern ...

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

The minimum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 17.7°C, which was 0.4°C above normal and 1.7°C more than a day ago Delhi on Wednesday morning recorded ‘poor’ air quality for the third ...

Slightly less mild. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday The outlook period will continue to be settled and mild along with plenty of sunshine and just a few areas of cloud around. It will continue to ...

A U.S. Navy officer receives ashes during an Ash Wednesday celebration aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp in 2008. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons) Marking the beginning of Lent ...