PHOTO COLLECTION: Ash Wednesday
Catholics pray during a mass on Ash Wednesday at Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Catholics pray during a mass on Ash Wednesday at Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A Catholic holds a photograph of Pope Francis while offering prayers during a mass on Ash Wednesday at Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Catholics pray during a mass on Ash Wednesday at Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Devotees line up to be marked with an ash cross on their foreheads during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines as Catholics in the this predominantly Roman Catholic nation observe the start of lent. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A man burns old palm fronds to be used for Ash Wednesday rites at the Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Quezon city, Philippines on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 as Catholics prepare for the start of lent in this largely Roman Catholic nation. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Devotees with ash cross on their foreheads light candles during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines as Catholics in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation observe the start of lent. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Boniface Ugwo, a Catholic priest rubs the sign of the cross with ash on the forehead of worshipers on Ash Wednesday at the St Francis Catholic Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A devotee with an ash cross on her the forehead lights candles during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines as Catholics in the this predominantly Roman Catholic nation observe the start of lent. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A devotee is marked with an ash cross on her the forehead during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines as Catholics in the this predominantly Roman Catholic nation observe the start of lent. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead lights candles during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines as Catholics in the this predominantly Roman Catholic nation observe the start of lent. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in Manila, Philippines as Catholics in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation observe the start of lent. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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