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Harking back to Pope Francis’ Ash Wednesday call to return to God
Pope Francis receives the ashes during the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Saint Sabina in Rome on Feb. 14, 2024. —PHOTO BY VATICAN MEDIA
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February 18, 2026February 18, 2026Faith

Harking back to Pope Francis’ Ash Wednesday call to return to God

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Ash Wednesday, marked by the administration of ashes on the forehead or head of the faithful, begins the solemn season of Lent.  (In the Catholic liturgical calendar, Lent refers to the 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday. Lent 2026 starts on Feb. 18, Ash Wednesday, and ends on April 2, Holy Thursday, before...

Marking Ash Wednesday and recalling Pope Francis’ call to ‘return to God with all our heart’
Pope Francis listens to the Gospel during a Feb. 14, 2024 Papal Mass on Ash Wednesday at the Basilica of Santa Sabina, Rome. —PHOTO GRAB FROM LIVE COVERAGE BY SHALOM WORLD
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March 4, 2025March 4, 2025Faith

Marking Ash Wednesday and recalling Pope Francis’ call to ‘return to God with all our heart’

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The Holy See Press Office announced on Feb. 28 that Pope Francis would not preside over the traditional celebration of the Ash Wednesday liturgy on Aventine Hill, which is to take place on March 5. The Pope has been confined for more than two weeks in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to receive treatment for bilateral pneumonia...