For those who are working or otherwise unable to receive ashes at Mass on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Fr. Egren Gomez, pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church, ...

Ash Wednesday arrives with questions for Christian critics and supporters as Trump administration’s mass immigration ...

Parishes across Chicagoland will host Ash Wednesday services on Feb. 18. Commuters can also get ashes at O'Hare, Midway and ...

U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman issued a limited preliminary injunction after a hearing, directing ICE to allow ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a season in the liturgical church calendar that is dedicated to preparing minds, hearts and souls for Easter. On this day, many denominations around the world– ...

Saturday Matins: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 6 p.m. in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo and on YouTube at stnicholasmarin.org. Wednesday Ash Wednesday: imposition of ashes from ...

A Catholic nonprofit and several clergy said immigration authorities had unlawfully blocked its members for months from providing pastoral care at an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill.

Lent, the annual season to prepare for the celebration of Easter, begins on Feb. 18, or Ash Wednesday. The period of Lent is when many Christians of various denominations may fast, pray or give up ...

Catholic clergy can visit the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., next week to offer Ash Wednesday services to detainees, a Chicago federal judge ruled.

Trinity Church, Swarthmore: 301 N. Chester Road, Swarthmore, events: • Feb. 17, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at 5:30 p.m. Pay in advance online at the church website. Children 2 and under are free, ...

Mardi Gras is primarily celebrated in countries with large Roman Catholic communities who celebrate Ash Wednesday and the 40 days of Lent before Easter Sunday. Among the most well known Mardi Gras ...