Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.

For many Christians, this week brings Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection.

Even though there aren’t parades here locally, The Morning Show was able to bring some of the culture to Monday’s show. We were able to take a look into the history, traditions, and food surrounding the holiday as well as taste testing it.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has canceled an audience as a precaution after coming down with mild flu.

Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to a calendar collision.

He went on to say that by the end of July his administration can deliver 600 million doses for Americans. But “it's one thing to have a vaccine available, the problem was how to get to people's arms.”The Pfizer plant Biden toured, near Kalamazoo, produces one of the two federally approved COVID-19 shots. "I would’ve gotten there some way.”AdWhite House adviser Slavitt said the 6 million doses delayed won’t spoil and the vaccine is “safe and sound” under refrigeration. Slavitt said about 1.4 million doses were being shipped Friday as the work of clearing the backlog begins. The Virginia Department of Health reported that it was expecting delays on about 90% of its expected 120,000 doses this week and warned that delays could cascade into next week.