Historically, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Father Narikulam said. "It is in fact the 40-day period before Easter, excluding Sundays, to denote Christ´s withdrawal into the wilderness for 40 days," he ...

Indoor mass will be allowed as of Feb. 15, and including on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, with social distancing, ... But he recognized its an important beginning to Lent.

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. ... In the Catholic Church, those ages 18 - 59 must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (Canon 97).

The Best Things to Do in Siouxland" - Ella Langley's playing at Hard Rock Hotel + Casino's Battery Park; Holy Trinity Greek ...

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 ...

I’ve seen thousands line the streets, not just for a glimpse, but for adoration — in deserts, cities and mountain valleys.

Several flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled or delayed and the airport in Maumere in East Nusa ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna on Sicily, is erupting again, sending tourists running away from a huge plume of ash and smoke in the air and lava flowing down its slope.

Wednesday season 2 cast: Greet the ghouls and outcasts joining Jenna Ortega in Netflix's morbid horror-comedy. A murderers' row of talent is storming the halls of Nevermore Academy in season 2.