The ashes—while perhaps the most visible part of Ash Wednesday observances—aren’t the most important.

We want to hear about your plans for this season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

The Vatican asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people's heads rather than making a cross on people's foreheads.

During Jerusalem’s lockdown, my family saw the Holy Land—and each other—with new eyes.

Join us throughout the Lenten season as we offer a special presentation of the Gospel, Passion and Resurrection narratives. 

Amid the global pandemic of Covid-19 that has spread throughout this Lenten season, calling on the Mother of Sorrows feels all the more urgent.