Why exactly is this day celebrated? We'll go over the history of Ash Wednesday in the Christian church, answer whether or not ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lent season, and is 6.5 weeks before Easter Sunday. According to Catholic tradition, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and prayer. Catholics also take the time to ...

Editor’s Note: The article first published in 2020 by The Conversation. For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of ...

The Hilton cheer team can be seen on the sidelines of football games cheering on their fellow Cadets. But the group is a ...

Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open ...

In the weeks leading up to Ash Wednesday, the Rev. Edward Yuhas of St. James and St. Katharine Drexel parishes in Washington ...

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 ...

Ash Wednesday services were held in several places in the Charleston, West Virginia area on March 5, 2025, including the City ...

From suits and blazers to street clothes, those of all politics shared in a moment representing the beginning of Lent.