Catholic devotees hear Mass outside the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. As pandemic restrictions ease, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines had allowed the smearing of ashes on the forehead of the faithful on Ash Wednesday, March 2, a practice which was suspended for two years because of Covid-19. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO
Catholic devotees hear Mass outside the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. As pandemic restrictions ease, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines had allowed the smearing of ashes on the forehead of the faithful on Ash Wednesday, March 2, a practice which was suspended for two years because of Covid-19. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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