Thamyris Nagall, a 23-year-old attending the Ash Wednesday Mass in Sao Paulo, said it's time for a pope from Latin America.

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On Ash Wednesday, its streets fill with smartly-dressed professionals proudly sporting charcoal crosses on their foreheads.

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His inspired and moving debut, Ash Wednesday, juxtaposes melancholy and hopefulness, as does Perkins' new full-band sequel, Elvis Perkins in Dearland.

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