Ashes mark beginning, not end, of new life, says theologian

Ash Wednesday and Lent are a time to recall that new life emerges from the ashes and that spring blossoms from the bleakness of winter, said a noted Italian theologian. And when people fast from media overload, as Pope Francis has asked people to do for Lent, they should be directing their attention to the... Read More

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February 16, 2021

On Ash Wednesday, Philippine archdiocese to let families distribute ashes

An archdiocese in the Philippines will allow churchgoers to distribute ashes among family members at home to mark the beginning of Lent. Ucanews.com reported the Cebu Archdiocese in the central Philippines recently released a prayer guide for the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home for those unable to go to church due to Covid-19 restrictions.... Read More

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January 15, 2021

For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to ‘sprinkle’ ashes on heads

The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-Covid-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, 17th February, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than using them to make a cross on people’s foreheads. The congregation’s note on the “distribution of ashes in time of pandemic”... Read More

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April 16, 2019

Heart in ashes: headlines in France after Notre Dame fire

The catastrophic fire at Notre Dame in Paris has made headlines both at home and abroad after flames tore through the historic cathedral. French president Emmanuel Macron said sadness would be felt across the nation and pledged the country would rebuild parts ravaged by the blaze. La Croix, a daily Catholic paper in France, carries... Read More

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March 7, 2019

Lent begins with reminder of all that fades away, pope says

Marked with ashes, Christians set off on a Lenten journey where they strive to leave behind everything that will turn to dust and instead focus on drawing closer to God and God’s promise of eternal life, Pope Francis said. After a brief prayer at the Benedictine’s Monastery of St Anselm on Rome’s Aventine Hill, Pope... Read More

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February 19, 2018

Philippine bishop orders investigation into Ash Wednesday burns

A bishop in the Philippine capital has ordered an investigation into reports that several Massgoers developed rashes after having their foreheads marked with ash on Ash Wednesday. Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said a thorough investigation will be carried out, and even suggested the ashes used at San Roque Cathedral might have been purposely... Read More

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Ashes mark beginning, not end, of new life, says theologian

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