March 5 (UPI) -- The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter. Ashes "revive in us the memory of what we are," but also "the hope of what we will be," the ailing Pope Francis wrote for this year's Ash Wednesday liturgy in his homily held in Rome's Basilica of Saint Sabina. Advertisement Ash Wednesday is the start of the 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday. Roman Catholics and members of some other Christian