Monsoon season is ramping up across the southwestern United States and forecasters say the outlook favors above-normal precipitation in July. It could provide short-term relief for areas that have bee ...

A volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent an enormous ash cloud more than six miles into the sky, disrupting or canceling dozens ...

ELYSBURG — An increase in popularity of drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessings encouraged Pastor Debbie Beissel to conduct Elysburg United Methodist Church’s first this year. She was greeted ...

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday on his 20th day in Rome's Gemelli hospital by taking part in the rite of the blessing of the ashes and receiving them in a short prayer service, the Vatican said.

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, gives his blessing at the conclusion of Ash Wednesday Mass in the Basilica of Santa Sabina, March 5 in Rome.

The chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cebu, Monsignor Renato Beltran, led a ritual of the burning and blessing of old palm fronds for Ash Wednesday. Beltran prayed that the burning of old palm fronds ...

“As we begin the Lenten season this Ash Wednesday, we are reminded of the values of sacrifice, renewal, and compassion. The ashes on our foreheads symbolize humility and the fleeting nature of ...

It is the invitation we hear anew on this Ash Wednesday as the Lord calls us to repentance.” After communion Bishop Burbidge offered a blessing over Catholic Relief Services’ rice bowls. The rice bowl ...

An Elkhart church continued a tradition this Ash Wednesday.First Presbyterian Church in Elkhart offered its annual "Ashes to Go" event.This is a way for people ...

Hundreds of people made their way to a White Oak church on Wednesday morning to get ashes to start the Lenten season. Faith Lutheran Church had its annual drive-thru service from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.