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How Christians across the world celebrated Ash Wednesday on March 5, marking the beginning of Lent 2025
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Mumbai, India – March 5, 2025: A Catholic priest marks the symbol of the cross with ash on the forehead of a devotee during an Ash Wednesday at St. Andrew’s Church, Bandra in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
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A Catholic priest applies ash on a faithful attending the Ash Wednesday mass which marks the beginning of a 40-day period of Lent that culminates in Easter Sunday at Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)(AFP)
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A priest leads the burning of old palm fronds at a church in Las Pinas, Metro Manila on March 4, 2025. The ashes from the burned branches will be used during Ash Wednesday rites which marks the start of lent on March 5. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)(AFP)
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A migrant attends the Ash Wednesday mass at the Casa del Migrante shelter, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez(REUTERS)
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A Catholic nun applies ash to a woman’s forehead on the observance of Ash Wednesday at a church ground in Manila on March 5, 2025. The 40-day period of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, with Catholics around the world observing the season which culminates in Easter Sunday. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)(AFP)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: People receive ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 05, 2025 in New York City. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity’s 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross which is placed on a worshiper’s forehead by a priest indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and mourning for their sins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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A seminarian applies ash to a woman’s forehead on the observance of Ash Wednesday at a church ground in Manila on March 5, 2025. The 40-day period of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, with Catholics around the world observing the season which culminates in Easter Sunday. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)(AFP)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: People walk the streets after receiving ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday on March 05, 2025 in New York City. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity’s 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross which is placed on a worshiper’s forehead by a priest indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and mourning for their sins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: People receive ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 05, 2025 in New York City. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity’s 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross which is placed on a worshiper’s forehead by a priest indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and mourning for their sins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: People walk the streets after receiving ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 05, 2025 in New York City. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity’s 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross which is placed on a worshiper’s forehead by a priest indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and mourning for their sins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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Ranchi, Mar 05 (ANI): A Catholic Church Priest applies the sacred ash on the forehead of Archbishop Vincent Aind on the first day of Lent, in Ranchi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)(Somnath Sen)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: People receive ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 05, 2025 in New York City. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity’s 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross which is placed on a worshiper’s forehead by a priest indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and mourning for their sins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: People take selfies after receiving ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 05, 2025 in New York City. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity’s 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross which is placed on a worshiper’s forehead by a priest indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and mourning for their sins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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A woman crosses herself in front of a picture of Pope Francis during the celebration of Ash Wednesday at the Basilica San Jose de Flores in Buenos Aires on March 5, 2025. The Basilica de San Jose de Flores was the church where Pope Francis was inspired to consecrate his life to God and the Catholic Church. Pope Francis’s condition was stable on Wednesday as he neared three weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)(AFP)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: People receive ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 05, 2025 in New York City. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity’s 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross which is placed on a worshiper’s forehead by a priest indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and mourning for their sins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: People walk the streets after receiving ashes on the forehead on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 05, 2025 in New York City. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity’s 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross which is placed on a worshiper’s forehead by a priest indicates that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and is grieving and mourning for their sins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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Chennai, Mar 05 (ANI): An archbishop applies sacred ash on a baby’s forehead on the first day of Lent, at St Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)(Lakshmi)
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A woman prays during the celebration of Ash Wednesday at the Basilica San Jose de Flores in Buenos Aires on March 5, 2025. The Basilica de San Jose de Flores was the church where Pope Francis was inspired to consecrate his life to God and the Catholic Church. Pope Francis’s condition was stable on Wednesday as he neared three weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)(AFP)
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Women attend the burning of old palm fronds at a church in Las Pinas, Metro Manila on March 4, 2025. The ashes from the burned branches will be used during Ash Wednesday rites which marks the start of lent on March 5. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)(AFP)
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A priest sprinkles the head of a clergyman with ashes during a holy mass at the Church of Saint Sabina in Rome during the celebration of Ash Wednesday as Pope francis is still hospitalized with pneumonia, on March 5, 2025. Pope Francis’s condition was stable on March 5, 2025 as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)(AFP)
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Italian cardinal Angelo De Donatis (C) leads a holy mass at the Church of Saint Sabina in Rome during the celebration of Ash Wednesday on March 5, 2025. Pope Francis’s condition was stable on March 5, 2025 as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)(AFP)
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Italian cardinal Angelo De Donatis (C) arrives with a procession at the Church of Saint Sabina in Rome during the celebration of Ash Wednesday mass on March 5, 2025. Pope Francis’s condition was stable on March 5, 2025 as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)(AFP)
