Ash Wednesday

Pope Francis led the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into the penitential season of lent on Ash Wednesday.

This will be the second Ash Wednesday during which the coronavirus is present in Massachusetts and churches are making some changes.

Churches have learned to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic. And Ash Wednesday will be no exception.

Churches have learned to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic, and Ash Wednesday will be no exception. At Grace Episcopal in Norwood, Massachusetts, drive-thru has been the go-to. Fr. John Brockmann said they’ve done it a lot. “We did Easter. Good Friday. Palm Sunday. And we’re probably going to do those again,” he said. For Ash Wednesday, they church has...