When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which is the most ...

Fourth-year mathematics and philosophy major Grant DeRaedt said for Lent, he and a friend walk barefoot on the lakeshore and ...

Proof of an ancient garden, consistent with biblical scripture, has emerged at the holiest site in Christianity — and an ...

Our work is holy, even if it is imperfect and even when it yields nothing more than seemingly useless gray matter.The post The offering of ash, and the optimism to ...

Closing out Disney's presentation at CinemaCon on Thursday, franchise star (and newly minted Oscar winner) Zoe Saldaña introduced the first 3D footage of "Avatar: Fire & Ash" (in theaters Dec. 19 ...

And although churches are always a powerful place to be, they become that much more special on Palm Sunday—especially when ...

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 ...

A chilly night. Wednesday A partly cloudy start tomorrow, but any patches of cloud will break up and fog will lift later in the morning. The rest of the day will see plenty of sunshine once more ...

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield after his side's 2-2 draw away to Blackburn Rovers. "Of course it is disappointing when you saw the first half because except ...

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Mentioned in each of the four Gospels, the Bible story of Palm Sunday tells us that Jesus ... from Palm Sunday are kept and later burned to make the ashes used for Ash Wednesday the following year.

On Wednesday, April 9, Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) will present the first in a series of spoken word and improv events. “Verses & Vignettes” is an engaging evening of storytelling and ...