Articles on this issue "Ash Wednesday"
Before delivering his catechesis today, the Holy Father said the following to the faithful present: "Dear Brothers and Sisters, As you know, I have decided [applause] Thank you for your …
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read moreHere is a translation of the homily Benedict XVI delivered Ash Wednesday, during a Mass he presided over in the Roman Basilica of St. Sabina. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters, We begin today …
read moreLent is a spiritual retreat lasting 40 days, which offers the faithful the means to attain the true joy that comes from friendship with God, Benedict XVI said on Ash Wednesday. The Pope said …
read moreThe cardinal who administered ashes to Benedict XVI today says the exhortations that accompany the rite are not easy to say to a Pope. Cardinal Jozef Tomko, cardinal-priest of the Basilica of …
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