Tempo di conversione

East Timorese Catholic worshippers receive black soot marks on their foreheads as they observe Ash Wednesday at the Komoro Catholic church in Dili, East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, 01 March 2017. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day season of Lent in the Roman Catholic religion.  EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU
epa05822040 Filipinos with cross markings on their forehead attend a Holy Mass at a church during Ash Wednesday in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, 01 March 2017. Filipino Catholic started the 40-day Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday by going to church to have their forehead marked with an ash cross sign. The rite is part of the culture of many Filipino Catholics, symbolizing their acceptance for the start of Lent and to show their sincere efforts and discipline to cleanse their lives of sin through prayers.  EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa05822041 A Filipino nun marks a cross on the forehead of a devotee during Ash Wednesday in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, 01 March 2017. Filipino Catholic started the 40-day Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday by going to church to have their forehead marked with an ash cross sign. The rite is part of the culture of many Filipino Catholics, symbolizing their acceptance for the start of Lent and to show their sincere efforts and discipline to cleanse their lives of sin through prayers.  EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa05822042 A Filipino devotee receives a black soot on her forehead to observe Ash Wednesday at a Catholic church  in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, 01 March 2017. Filipino Catholic started the 40-day Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday by going to church to have their forehead marked with an ash cross sign. The rite is part of the culture of many Filipino Catholics, symbolizing their acceptance for the start of Lent and to show their sincere efforts and discipline to cleanse their lives of sin through prayers.  EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa05822037 A Filipino devotee with cross marking on her forehead attends a Holy Mass at a church during Ash Wednesday in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, 01 March 2017. Filipino Catholic started the 40-day Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday by going to church to have their forehead marked with an ash cross sign. The rite is part of the culture of many Filipino Catholics, symbolizing their acceptance for the start of Lent and to show their sincere efforts and discipline to cleanse their lives of sin through prayers.  EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa05822044 Filipinos with cross markings on their forehead attend a Holy Mass at a church during Ash Wednesday in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, 01 March 2017. Filipino Catholic started the 40-day Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday by going to church to have their forehead marked with an ash cross sign. The rite is part of the culture of many Filipino Catholics, symbolizing their acceptance for the start of Lent and to show their sincere efforts and discipline to cleanse their lives of sin through prayers.  EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa05822048 A Filipino child looks on as her father receives a cross marking on the forehead during Ash Wednesday in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, 01 March 2017. Filipino Catholic started the 40-day Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday by going to church to have their forehead marked with an ash cross sign. The rite is part of the culture of many Filipino Catholics, symbolizing their acceptance for the start of Lent and to show their sincere efforts and discipline to cleanse their lives of sin through prayers.  EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa05822038 Filipinos with cross markings on their forehead attend a Holy Mass at a church during Ash Wednesday in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, 01 March 2017. Filipino Catholic started the 40-day Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday by going to church to have their forehead marked with an ash cross sign. The rite is part of the culture of many Filipino Catholics, symbolizing their acceptance for the start of Lent and to show their sincere efforts and discipline to cleanse their lives of sin through prayers.  EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
epa05822169 East Timorese Catholic worshippers line up to receive black soot marks on their foreheads as they observe Ash Wednesday at the Komoro Catholic church in Dili, East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, 01 March 2017. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day season of Lent in the Roman Catholic religion.  EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU
epa05822172 East Timorese Catholic worshippers receive black soot marks on their foreheads as they observe Ash Wednesday at the Komoro Catholic church in Dili, East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, 01 March 2017. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day season of Lent in the Roman Catholic religion.  EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU

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