The Catholic Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois says he has not banned removals from taking place in parish churches in the diocese as part of funeral rites. However, wakes, with an open coffin, are not ...

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for MetroWest and Greater Milford from 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, ...

On Ash Wednesday (Feb. 18), an altar had been erected under a tent outside the church surrounded by a thick crush of 2,000 people who prayed, sang and jostled our way through the ritual. (Fifteen ...

St. John the Evangelist Church in Philadelphia offered Masses, brief liturgies with ashes and confessions over 11 hours Feb. 18, thanks to an army of volunteers and Franciscan friars.

See photos from the packed Ash Wednesday mass at Gesù Catholic Church in downtown Miami, led by Fr. Orlando Portalatin after Archbishop Wenski was absent.

Hours after they put away the masks and scarfed down the last remnants of king cake, the devout across south Louisiana went to church Wednesday to receive the ashes on their foreheads that mark the ...

Fr. Chris Harris of Christ Church Cranbrook targets Royal Oak market, local nursing homes and other spots for outreach at the ...

Hundreds of El Pasoans gathered at St. Patrick Cathedral for Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Lent with prayer, ...

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The holy day marks the beginning of Lent. Visit individual Diocese of Stockton and other denominational church websites for a full schedule of Mass times.

The new service will run for approximately 42 days and will connect a bevy of destinations throughout the region with circular routes. This summer, Johnson County United Link will offer public transit ...

A federal judge has barred ICE agents from conducting raids at churches across Massachusetts and other parts of New England.