Priests (including the Pope) receive their ashes on their head rather than their forehead.
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“Priests (including the Pope) receive their ashes on their head rather than their forehead.”
Interesting - do you know why that is?
“Priests (including the Pope) receive their ashes on their head rather than their forehead.”
My understanding is that ashes on the head are a European custom (or at least Italian) while ashes on the forehead are a US custom. So, all clergy in the US receive ashes on the forehead and all, including laity, receive ashes on the head in Europe (or at least Italy).