Addressing the sensitive issue of what to do with a sibling’s ashes, Eric provides guidance for navigating family dynamics ...

Andrew was the much loved son of Mary and the late Ken, dearly loved brother of Rachel and Shaun, brother-in-law to Paul and ...

Kraft carried significant advantages for a challenger in a Boston mayor’s race, but his campaign was marked by repeated ...

It was the usual Wednesday Weight Watchers Zoom meeting, except for one thing. The leader had shown up with a black ash cross imprinted on her forehead. “Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” I ...

Q: Recently, in some locations in the Davenport Diocese, Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled due to inclement weather. Is Ash Wednesday ever rescheduled or can ashes be distributed on another day? A: ...

Growing up in Communist-era Romania, his church worshipped in secret until an infiltrator called police to a basement where they gathered and hauled away an elder in his 60s. “What I see in the U.S.

On March 5, the Center for Faith, Action and Ministry (CFAM) at Saint Mary’s College hosted Ash Wednesday services to mark the beginning of Lent. Multiple Masses and a prayer service were offered in ...

Fueled by youth searching for meaning in an uncertain world, Catholic influencers on social media have also emerged as significant factors driving this renewed interest. A young woman receives ashes ...

Easter is a significant day on the Christian calendar. Billions of Christians look forward to Easter Sunday each year, and that anticipation is amplified by Lent. Lent is a 40-day period preceding ...

A student receives ashes from Archbishop Richard G. Henning at an Ash Wednesday Mass celebrated at Boston College High School in Dorchester, March 5. Pilot photo/Wes Cipolla DORCHESTER -- Beginning ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing of the ashes and receiving them in a short prayer service, ...

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been especially deeply felt. By Emma Bubola Reporting from the Vatican Rome had spent ...