California Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed to the decree to highlight the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement ...

Bishop Fenwick High School’s newest principal is coming to the school with experience teaching at the collegiate level and a love of Catholic education ― and he will also be the 16th principal in the ...

Indoor mass will be allowed as of Feb. 15, and including on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, with social distancing, mask requirements and maximum capacities at each Catholic church.

Angelus won a total of 25 Catholic Media Awards for work published in 2024, including First Place honors for regular ...

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that required mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a ...

Catholic faith gains popularity as Father Tidd explains Delbarton School's approach of proposing faith connects with young men seeking meaning amid loneliness.

Ashes are moistened with holy water and placed on churchgoers’ foreheads on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Hellertown.

Fr. Kevin Nolan blesses his parishioners with a mark of the cross during Ash Wednesday Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Roman Catholic churches all over the country have performed the ritual for Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. In the City of Talisay, the Lenten season opened with a Holy Mass at the Santa Teresa de Avila ...

In addition to Catholic traditions, a number of other Protestants participate in the observance of Ash Wednesday. For ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Christians fast and begin penance by giving up something for Lent. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of indulgence allowed before the period of fasting and penitence.