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 ...

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This week included a milestone in some houses of worship, with March 5 being Ash Wednesday — the start of Lent, the 40-day period that some Christians approach as a season of prayer, fasting and ...

If you’ve ever seen people walking around with smudged crosses on their foreheads and wondered what it’s all about, welcome to Ash Wednesday—the day that kicks off the season of Lent with deep ...

As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin offered Christians a unique way to start the Lenten season by dispensing ashes via a drive-thru lane rather ...

Catholics and other Christians across South Jersey this week began their observance of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and charity in advance of Easter. Bishop Dennis Sullivan, who leads the ...