On Ash Wednesday, pope says wealth is ‘dust in the wind’

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis told Catholics on Wednesday that success, power and material possessions are fleeting and will disappear "like dust in the wind" as he marked the start of the penitential Christian season of Lent. Francis led a traditional procession between two churches on Rome's Aventine Hill and later said Mass during which he had ashes rubbed onto his head by a cardinal in a rite intended to remind people of their mortality. "The small mark of ash, which we will receive, is a subtle yet real reminder that of the many things occupying our thoughts, that we chase after and worry about every day, nothing will remain," he said in his homily.

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