...A man is seen outside of St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York City on Ash Wednesday in 2014. The Vatican said priests can take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people's heads rather than using them to make a cross on people's foreheads. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) ...Adler Bougie smiles at Deacon Gary Vanness after receiving ashes with his mother, Pam, during Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Nicholas Church in Freedom, Wis., Feb. 26, 2020. The Vatican said priests can take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people's heads rather than using them to make a cross on people's foreheads. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)