Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘countercultural’ repentance on first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV News ROME (OSV News) — Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led a solemn…
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Pope Leo, Archbishop Fabre begin Lent with focus on conversion, transformation
byBy Courtney Mares and Marnie McAllisterOSV News and The Record ROME — On Ash Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord…
Pope Leo XIV explains why Catholics fast during Lent
byBy Courtney Mares, OSV News (OSV News) – The ancient practice of fasting from food during Lent can free us from complacency and lead us to “hunger”…
Ash Wednesday teaches human fragility, Gospel hope, says pope in pre-prepared homily
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — The journey of Lent “unfolds amid the remembrance of our fragility and the hope that, at…
Lent begins with a reminder of what and whose we are
byAsh Wednesday is a reminder of what we are, and Lent is a reminder of whose we are, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre said during…
For Lent, ask if one’s life is centered on God or oneself, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Lent is a time to reconsider the path one is taking in life and to…
Hope in the Lord — Ashes for Lent and heroic action
byThis coming Wednesday, Feb. 17, is Ash Wednesday. It was just a week into Lent in 2020 that the COVID-19 pandemic brought all of…
Between Amens — What is your level of spiritual fitness?
byLike approximately 80 million other Americans, I set some fitness goals for the new year. And like about 79 million of them, I would…
Catholics will receive sprinkling of ashes
byThis year, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Louisville won’t be able to take their annual #Ashtag selfies on Ash Wednesday — celebrated this year…
For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to ‘sprinkle’ ashes on heads
byCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year…