Diocese of Des Moines

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Rite of Election in Council Bluffs :: 02/25/12
Incoming Freshmen Registration at Dowling Catholic :: 02/25/12
Rite of Election in Des Moines :: 02/26/12
Annual Diocesan Appeal :: 03/02/12

Lent begins today, Ash Wednesday :: 02/22/12

Ash Wednesday is this week, Feb. 22, kicking off the Lenten season. This is a significant day in the Catholic Church year beginning a period of forty days of prayer, fasting and charity. Catholics traditionally are marked with ashes of burnt palm branches as a sign of their recognition of their co...