Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

The pope arrived at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber ... Last week, Francis coughed repeatedly during Ash Wednesday services that he presided over at a Roman church, and opted not to participate ...

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Speaking to over 1 billion Catholics around the world, Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday declared a day of fasting and prayer for the people of Ukraine. Breaking a tradition of neutrality, Francis ...

The manager of a New York hotel across from St. Patrick's Cathedral was fired for allegedly ordering a bell captain to wash the ashes off on Ash Wednesday. Pope Benedict XVI used his Ash Wednesday ...