Ash Wednesday
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Saskatchewan parishioners practicing Lent traditions in unique waysSome Lent traditions will be changing this year in response to COVID-19 safety measures in Saskatchewan.CanadaFeb 17, 2021
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Pope skips planned mass with Rome priests due to ‘slight’ illnessThere was no word from the Vatican about the nature of his illness, but the pope was seen coughing and blowing his nose during the Ash Wednesday Mass.WorldFeb 27, 2020
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Drive-thru blessings: Vancouver church meets worshippers in parking lot for Ash WednesdayCanadian Memorial United Church Minister Beth Hayward said that while other churches have done doorstep blessings before, she thinks hers is the first in Vancouver to do drive-thrus.Mar 6, 2019
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Church in Ireland offers drive-thru penance for Ash WednesdaySt. Patrick’s Church, in Glenamaddy, Galway, offered parishioners in a rush a quick and easy way to take part in Ash Wednesday ceremonies without leaving their cars.LifestyleMar 1, 2017
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Mardi Gras revelry ends, Lenten season beginsThe merriment of Mardi Gras has ended and the solemn season of Lent begins.LifestyleMar 5, 2014
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Brazil keeps up Carnival pace of parties, paradesExtraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men dancing a furious samba opened the final round of Rio de Janeiro's extravagant Carnival paradesLifestyleMar 4, 2014
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