By Matters India reporter Panaji, Feb 28, 2022: In a Lenten circular to the people of his archdiocese Archbishop Filipe Neri of Goa-Daman has requested them to keep Ash Wednesday as a day of prayer and fasting for the people in Ukraine. “Our Holy Father Pope Francis himself has givenContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican on January 12 gave guidance about how priests can distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments published a note directing priests to say the formula for distributing the ashes once to everyone present,Continue Reading
By Christina Hermoso and Leslie Ann Aquino Manila, Feb 22, 2020: To reduce the risk of transmission of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has recommended the sprinkling of blessed ash on the crown of the head instead of marking with ash theContinue Reading
Ah, steak and chocolate, the indulgent mainstays of Valentine’s Day dinners. And exactly the kind of extravagances that observers of Lent, which also starts on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday, are asked to avoid. The confluence of the events — occurring for the first time since 1945 — has created aContinue Reading
We live in a fast-paced world where you can get drive-through service for your prescriptions, your dry cleaning, your food — even a car wash. An Irish church is greeting on-the-go parishioners as part of a unique Ash Wednesday drive-thru service. St Patrick’s Church, in Glenamaddy, County Galway, is offering peopleContinue Reading
Many bishops in East Asia are granting dispensations from the fasting and abstinenceContinue Reading