Ash Wednesday Returns to Pre-Pandemic Ways as Diocese of Brooklyn Parishioners Pray for Ukraine
March 2, 2022By Jessica Easthope Dennis LaSalle makes sure to come to church every Ash Wednesday to receive his ashes, but this year, he […]
Topic: Ash Wednesday
Changes in the Liturgy: Opportunities for Reflection
February 17, 2021By Currents News Staff and Msgr. Steven Aguggia The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we do many things — from how […]
Pandemic Changes Ash Wednesday as Catholics Receive Ashes on Their Heads, Recall a Year of Sacrifice
February 17, 2021By Jessica Easthope Lent in the pandemic age means another change to how we practice our faith. This year, Catholics in the […]
For Lent, Ask If One’s Life is Centered on God or Oneself, Pope Says
February 17, 2021By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Lent is a time to reconsider the path one is taking in life and to […]
For Ash Wednesday, Vatican Asks Priests to ‘Sprinkle’ Ashes on Heads
January 13, 2021Currents News Staff ROME (CNS) — The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions […]
Pope Francis Cancels Meetings for Second Day in a Row
February 28, 2020By Melissa Butz For the second consecutive day Pope Francis has canceled his meetings due to a bad cold. The Vatican spokesman […]
Currents News full broadcast for Wed, 2/26/20
February 26, 2020On the newscast: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio brings a message of hope and comfort this Ash Wednesday to a Brooklyn parish whose parishioners […]
Hope on Ash Wednesday at Chinese Parish Amid Coronavirus Fears
February 26, 2020SUNSET PARK — At one Chinese parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn, the start of Lent came with a message of hope […]
Pope’s Ash Wednesday Message to Coronavirus Victims
February 26, 2020Currents News Staff As a precaution amid the coronavirus epidemic, the Holy Father’s Ash Wednesday General Audience was held outside in St. […]
Currents News full broadcast for Tues, 2/25/20
February 25, 2020On the newscast: An urgent warning tonight from CDC officials saying the American public should brace for an outbreak of the Coronavirus; […]