Amid the buzz created by the Pope's announcement that he will retire, it could be easy to miss the fact that his last Mass will be on Ash Wednesday and not in the normal location for the first day of Lent. “It's very clear that St.
Pope Benedict celebrated his final public mass for Ash Wednesday, his first appearance since announcing his resignation earlier this week.
SAN JOSE -- On Ash Wednesday, some priests hit the road. Father Michael Gazzingan, dressed in brown slacks, black shirt and a white collar, jumped into his small, hybrid SUV with a bicycle rack attached, and took off for a house in southeast San Jose.
Vatican officials have moved Ash Wednesday services from their traditional location in the basilica of Santa Sabina to St. Peter's basilica, expecting an unusually large congregation of the faithful to attend what might be the
Pope Benedict celebrated his final public mass for Ash Wednesday, his first appearance since announcing his resignation earlier this week.
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