Ash Wednesday marks pope's last major event

Ash Wednesday marks pope's last major event

Vatican officials have moved Ash Wednesday services from their traditional location in the basilica of Santa Sabina to St. Peter's basilica, expecting an unusually large congregation of the faithful to attend what might be the


Amid the buzz created by the Pope's announcement that he will retire, it could be easy to miss the fact that his last Mass will be on Ash Wednesday and not in the normal location for the first day of Lent. “It's very clear that St.


Get your ash in a flash! Metro Detroiters observing Ash Wednesday can now get their services to go.


Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Brigid Parish tonight in South Boston. O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, will join Reverend Robert Casey, young adults, and parishioners at the church at 845 East Broadway at 6 p.m.,


Pope Benedict XVI is due to make his first public appearance today as Ash Wednesday ushers in the 40 days of Lent, a period of penance, reflection and fasting in preparation for Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, as he



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