The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis couldn't celebrate Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent outside the hospital.

Maria Johns receives ashes from the Rev. Mike Chenier during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church ...

Fye Editorial St. John Chrysostom, a doctor of the Church (347-407 CE), said, “Not to enable the poor ...Read More ...

Mankato Ballet Company Presents: “Sleeping Beauty” — 2 p.m., State Street Theater, 1 N. State St., New Ulm; general admission ...

Diocese of Tyler Bishop Gregory Kelly led his first mass at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in downtown Tyler on Ash ...

Trojans at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Wednesday morning joined Christians around the world kicking off the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday. “Today we are invited with the whole church,” said Rev ...

March 4 meant an annual milestone for thousands of local residents, possibly including participation in an Ash Wednesday ...

On six Fridays at area churches through Lent, Knights of Columbus groups and other organizations often offer reasonably ...

Holy Spirit Parish in Fishers offers an all-you-can-eat selection of fried Alaskan fish, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, applesauce, dinner rolls and cookies. Adults dine in for $13; kids' meals are $7 ...

Lent began on Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the 40 days before Easter. Many refrain from meat on Fridays, so here are ...

Pope Francis is resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

One of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Knights of Columbus, its annual Lenten Fish Fry, will get underway Friday ...