Dried palm fronds engulfed by a ball of flames Tuesday provided students a visual connection to the upcoming Lenten season at St. Theresa Catholic School in Palatine. Fronds from last year's Palm ...

Online shopping has become a way of life — even for the Catholic Church. In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of religious leaders are forgoing the tradition of burning palms and instead ...

Students at Saint Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights helped prepare the way for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent with the burning of blessed palms Tuesday outside the school.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape of a cross on ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to a calendar collision of events. Yes, it's Valentine's Day, the fixed annual celebration of love and friendship, marked by cute couples, eager ...

For example, several parishes and schools in the Chicago Catholic Archdiocese plan to hold palm burning ceremonies this year. CAN CATHOLICS CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY ON ASH WEDNESDAY? In addition to ...

Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to a calendar collision of events. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, the fixed annual celebration of love and friendship, marked by cute couples, eager ...