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Catholic MP with ashes on her forehead causes stir in the Commons

March 03, 2017

Carol Monaghan said that most people did not know what the symbol meant

Vatican: Ashes must not be scattered or kept at home

October 25, 2016

The new instructions were released on Tuesday by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

As it happened: Pope Francis celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass

February 10, 2016

Francis sends out missionaries of mercy after the blessing and bestowal of ashes in St Peter's Basilica

The Church is against cremation. Yet at our parish the storing of ashes nourishes faith and encourages prayers for the dead

April 04, 2012

The Italian Church's newly promulgated Funeral Rites leave me in a quandary

Pope receives ashes at the Basilica of Santa Sabina

March 09, 2011

Cardinal Jozef Tomko places ashes on Benedict XVI's forehead at the start of Lent

Is it wrong to see a spiritual dimension in the unfolding drama of the Ashes?

January 06, 2011

After all, the mighty are being put down from their seats and the humble exalted

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