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Pope Leo: Lenten ashes carry ‘the weight of a world that is ablaze’

Leading Ash Wednesday rites, the pontiff linked the call to repentance with the devastation of war, broken justice,

‘Aventine procession’: A centuries-old tradition Pope Leo XIV will lead for the first time

The brief Ash Wednesday walk between two hilltop basilicas marks the start of Lent in Rome. Each Ash

Pope proposes Lenten ‘fast’ from hurtful words

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to “disarm” their

Pope Leo’s liturgical celebrations for February, March, and Holy Week

The Vatican has published the schedule of liturgies that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate in February, March, and

Pope Francis celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass in historical Basilica of St. Sabina

Following a custom of over 60 years, Pope Francis again visited the Church of Saint Anselm on the
Pope Francis arrives at the Paul VI Hall for his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. (Photo: Daniel Ibanez/CNA / EWTN)

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Free yourself ‘from the dictatorship of full schedules’

Pope Francis said Wednesday that Lent is a good time to examine ourselves in the light of truth,

LIVE | Ash Wednesday with Pope Francis

LIVE | Join us for the statio, penitential procession, eucharistic celebration, blessing and imposition of Ashes on the
Pope Francis at the Church of St. Anselm on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017. | Credit: L'Osservatore Romano

Pope Francis to preside at Ash Wednesday Mass and procession in Rome

Pope Francis will mark the start of the Lenten season with a series of special events in Rome,

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