On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis says Lent is an ‘exodus from slavery to freedom’

Pope Francis sprinkles a member of the clergy with ashes during the Ash Wednesday mass leading Catholics into Lent, at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool photo via AP)

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On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis says Lent is an ‘exodus from slavery to freedom’

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