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Ash Wednesday

Pope Francis sprinkles ashes on the head of a priest during Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 17, 2021. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Lent is a journey from slavery to freedom

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 17, 2021|4 Min Read

A priest hears confession inside the cathedral in Valencia, Spain, May 19, 2020. (Catholic News Service/Nacho Doce, Reuters)

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How to make the most of your second pandemic Lent

Mike Aquilina|Feb 17, 2021|5 Min Read

An inmate receives ashes from a nun on Ash Wednesday at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead, N.Y. in this Feb. 18, 2015, file photo. Just as farmers sprinkle ashes on fields to give soil nutrients, ashes on Ash Wednesday are reminder to return to the essential, be renewed and be fruitful, said Servite Father Ermes Ronchi, who lead Pope Francis' Lenten retreat in 2016. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

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Ashes mark beginning, not end, of new life, says theologian

Carol Glatz|Feb 16, 2021|3 Min Read

In this 2019 file photo, a young man receives ashes on his forehead during Ash Wednesday Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Church in Green Bay, Wis. The Vatican said priests can take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people's heads rather than using them to make a cross on people's foreheads. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)

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Ash Wednesday: Different look, same message

Carol Zimmermann|Feb 2, 2021|6 Min Read

Worshippers wearing protective masks receive ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 26, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has issued a note on how priests can distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday while taking precautions to avoid spreading COVID-19. (CNS photo/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters)

For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to 'sprinkle' ashes on heads

Catholic News Service|Jan 12, 2021|2 Min Read

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