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  1. Ash Wednesday: Churches Across Nigeria Mark Start of Lent

    Nigeria Ash Wednesday: Churches Across Nigeria Mark Start of Lent

    Nigerian Christians observed Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent—40 days of fasting, prayer, and reflection leading up to Easter. Churches conducted solemn services, with priests applying ashes on worshippers’ foreheads. Religious leaders urged self-examination, sacrifice, and spiritual...
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    World Pope Francis observes usual Ash Wednesday customs in time of virus – Vanguard News

    Pope Francis celebrated the Ash Wednesday ritual that marks the opening of the Catholic Church’s Lenten season in traditional fashion while greeting the public in Rome as other Masses were cancelled in northern Italy over fears of the coronavirus outbreak..... Read more via Vanguard News –...
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    Metro As Valentine Day, Ash Wednesday Celebrations Hold Same Day: Lagosians React Differently –...

    Some Lagosians on Sunday said celebrating Valentine’s DAY on the same day that most Christians will start observing the 40-day Lenten season might cause some conflicts of interest. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) when they were informed that this...
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    World Catholics Worldwide Begin 40-Day Lenten Season March 1

    Catholics all over the world will on Wednesday mark the 2017 Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of the 40-day Lenten Season. Msgr. Gabriel Osu, the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Osu, the...
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