With Auckland moving to Covid-19 alert level 3 and the rest of the country to alert level 2 late on…
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ash wednesday
On Ash Wednesday, Philippines archdiocese to let families distribute ashes
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) – An archdiocese in the Philippines will allow churchgoers to distribute ashes among family members at home…
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Covid situation being monitored ahead of Ash Wednesday
There is a reasonable likelihood that New Zealand priests will still use ashes to form a sign of the cross…
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Pope: Lent breathes life into world asphyxiated by sin
ROME (CNS) — Lent is a time to receive God’s breath of life, a breath that saves humanity from suffocating…
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Ash Wednesday: Ancient tradition still thrives in modern times
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — In more ways than one, Ash Wednesday — celebrated March 1 this year —…
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