Renewing faith: Filipinos lining up to have their foreheads marked with an ash cross at the Redemptorist Church during Ash Wednesday rites in Manila. — AP
THOUSANDS of Filipinos flocked to churches to observe Ash Wednesday, with Catholic priests and nuns daubing their foreheads with a cross for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Most Covid-19 restrictions were scrapped this week after a sharp drop in infections and increased vaccinations, allowing churches to pack their pews and physical contact to resume.
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