6 a.m. 5 p.m. Stations of the Cross on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 5:15 p.m. 6 a.m. Noon (Stations of the Cross prayed before Mass at 11:30 a.m.) 6 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Chapel hours are ...

Like nearly everything else since the arrival of COVID-19, Ash Wednesday will be very different this year. Instead of getting a cross of ashes on their forehead, a masked priest will sprinkle ...

The 88-year-old Pope has chronic lung disease. This Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics are lifting Francis up in prayer. "Putting on ashes was always a sign of repentance, a sign of ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the season of Lent in the church. Join us for a penitential service, where we receive a mark of ashes as a reminder that we are created from dust, and to dust we will ...

Alvin Yesudas, a Catholic in the southern Indian state of Kerala, began Lent on Ash Wednesday. His neighbor Babu Antony, also a Catholic, started two days earlier. During Lent, both their families ...

Prior to Easter, many Christians and Catholics will observe Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends the day before Good Friday. Start the day smarter.

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 ...

housing prices and inflation fever broke and moderation returned in 2024, according to the Halifax Index report . Halifax Fire responded to a call Wednesday at a Dartmouth apartment building that was ...

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Kid’s College held a community coffee on Wednesday with a safari theme. The food had the safari theme and there were safari decorations around the building with giraffes, zebras and many creative ...