Pope Benedict XVI leads Ash Wednesday mass (15 images)
Ash Wednesday begins is the forty-day period of abstinence and deprivation for the Christians, before the Holy Week and Easter,
Pope Benedict XVI leads the mass for Ash Wednesday, opening Lent, the forty-day period of abstinence and deprivation for the Christians, before the Holy Week and Easter, on February 13, 2013 in the Vatican. UPI/Stefano Spaziani
Pope Benedict XVI leads the mass for Ash Wednesday, opening Lent, the forty-day period of abstinence and deprivation for the Christians, before the Holy Week and Easter, on February 13, 2013 in the Vatican. UPI/Stefano Spaziani
Pope Benedict XVI leads the mass for Ash Wednesday, opening Lent, the forty-day period of abstinence and deprivation for the Christians, before the Holy Week and Easter, on February 13, 2013 in the Vatican. UPI/Stefano Spaziani
Pope Benedict XVI leads the mass for Ash Wednesday, opening Lent, the forty-day period of abstinence and deprivation for the Christians, before the Holy Week and Easter, on February 13, 2013 in the Vatican. UPI/Stefano Spaziani
Pope Benedict XVI leads the mass for Ash Wednesday, opening Lent, the forty-day period of abstinence and deprivation for the Christians, before the Holy Week and Easter, on February 13, 2013 in the Vatican. UPI/Stefano Spaziani