• Holy Name Catholic Church in Cedar Lake will offer drive-thru ashes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Ash Wednesday, as well as with Mass at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Indoor mass will be allowed as of Feb. 15, and including on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, with social distancing, mask requirements and maximum capacities at each Catholic church.

Although Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic church, this service -- which initiates the liturgical season of Lent -- is well-attended, according to Monsignor R. Mark ...

Dorsey Prince, right, and Shannon Carter pray during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day ...

It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season. In advance of the start of Lent, there is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras.

Food Bank of Northern Indiana Mobile Food Distributions for July 2025   Wednesday, July 2, 2025 – Elkhart County – Produce ...

At least 14 churches, synagogues, mosques and temples were destroyed and many others sustained damage in the fires.

These are the death notices published in this week's editions of The Sentinel. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of their loved-ones. You can see the latest listings from your area on the ...

Crosses marked with ash adorn the foreheads of many during an Ash Wednesday Mass at the St. Anthony of Padua-St. Victor Catholic Church in Tamuning on March 6, 2019. PDN file photo ...

Crosses marked with ash adorn the foreheads of many during an Ash Wednesday Mass at the St. Anthony of Padua-St. Victor Catholic Church in Tamuning on March 6, 2019. PDN file photo ...

By Heather Tomlinson London, England, Jun 11, 2025 / 08:00 am A new Catholic festival in England hopes to bring many different expressions of the Church together under one banner from July 25–28.