Around the World, Coronavirus Pushes Mass Online, Cancels Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020Currents News Staff Catholic churches around the globe are taking major precautions amid concerns for the coronavirus. In Hong Kong, churches are […]
Topic: Ash Wednesday
Where Ash Wednesday Ashes Come From
February 25, 2020By Tim Harfmann On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics around the world receive a mark on their foreheads, symbolizing the start of […]
Pope Francis to Lead Centuries Old Tradition for Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020By Melissa Butz On Ash Wednesday, the streets will be full of faithful processing from the church of St. Anselm to the […]
Masses Suspended in Hong Kong Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
February 17, 2020By Melissa Butz Seated and wearing a mask, Cardinal John Tong Hon suspended Masses in Hong Kong until Feb. 28. He asked […]
Currents News for Wednesday, March 6, 2019
March 6, 2019On the newscast: Lent begins with Ash Wednesday; A New York court has ruled in the long running debate of Fulton Sheen’s […]
Bishop DiMarzio Distributes Ashes, Celebrates Mass on Ash Wednesday
March 6, 2019By Tim Harfmann Blessing ashes with holy water, then putting the sign of the cross on foreheads, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio reminded Catholics […]
Bishop DiMarzio leads Diocese into Lent
March 1, 2017Catholics all over the world are united on Ash Wednesday, the first of forty days in preparation for Christ’s Easter Resurrection. The […]