“Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19).

It’s entirely possible that if you’re traveling out and about today, you’ll run across somebody wearing ashes on their ...

I have walked through the Lenten season in a very traditional way. On Ash Wednesday we acknowledge our humanity and our sinful ways. Some do this by having ashes placed upon their foreheads as a ...

At 6:30 a.m. on Ash Wednesday morning, I stood in line at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Ariz., to receive ashes on my forehead. Tables were set up outside ...

When a wildfire approaches a prison and an evacuation warning is issued, what are the health risks that incarcerated people face when officials decide to not evacuate?

For parishioners at Holy Cross church on Buffalo's West Side, Lent began as both a self-reflective journey, and a celebration.

The ashes on the forehead is a sign of repentance and humility as Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations began the 40-day season of Lent that started on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and culminates ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is trying to forgive their late, abusive mother.

Behavioral euthanasia—a term that often evokes a deep and complex emotional response—is one of the hardest decisions a pet ...

Cardinal McElroy was the principal celebrant and homilist and distributed ashes during the Ash Wednesday Mass. It was his ...

In 24 days, the Eaton Fire damaged or destroyed over 10,000 structures. Meanwhile, the Palisades Fire burned just over 7,8000 ...