Foreign ministers from across the world met in Berlin on Wednesday to show support for Sudan, where a fourth year of brutal warfare has begun as humanitarian needs deepen.

(RNS) — Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told immigrants that Trump administration deportation efforts had acquainted them with Ash Wednesday’s Scripture passage about practicing faith in secret. (RNS) — ...

Millions of Christians around the world attended Mass on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season that prepares the faithful for Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day period ...

For Elizabeth Delgadillo, an 18-year-old Santa Ana College student, attending Mass on Ash Wednesday has been a family tradition since childhood. Now returning to the Catholic faith on her own terms, ...

Christians around the world mark Ash Wednesday as the solemn beginning of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and reflection leading to Good Friday and Easter. The best high-tech products for ...

SANTA CRUZ — Parishioners received ashes on their foreheads at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz during Ash Wednesday morning Mass on Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many ...

SAN ANTONIO – More than half of San Antonio is preparing for the start of Lent this week with Ash Wednesday — the day many Christians receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads. For some ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. The ashes, made from the previous year's burnt palm branches, symbolize mortality and repentance. Lent is a 40-day period of ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Wednesday marks 40 days until Easter—excluding Sundays—and Christians around the world, including in Savannah, are gathering in churches to receive ashes on their foreheads in ...

Wednesday morning, Catholics and Christians around the world gathered in observance of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent and the 40 days of fasting leading up to Good Friday and Easter ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV presided over Ash Wednesday, lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” destroyed by ...