Events this weekend include a vinyl record show, a performance by Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin, and a wine-paired ...

"All Christian traditions can appreciate Easter for what it is, and I think the preparation season is a really good ...

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

When you hear “now-houseless Angeleno got a ketamine infusion while their home burned down,” I promise you what happened was ...

Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the ... I leave with hope in my heart.” Paulina Baeza of Fillmore brought four ...

A couple was mysteriously burned on the forehead after receiving the mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday ... it and this little mark was still there. My boyfriend was really burned because ...

MUMBAI, India – A rally was held by Islamist radicals on March 5 in Indonesia protesting Catholic worship taking place at a public social center. The protest took place in Arcamanik in West Java ...

Lent 2025: Why people walk around with a smudged cross of ashes on their foreheads ... sacrifice and spiritual renewal that begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days, leading up to Easter ...

The journey to the cross. This journey doesn’t begin on Ash Wednesday or even on Good ... Like the time I forgave when I wanted to hate. My heart clung to unforgiveness, birthing self ...

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 ...