Every year in February and March, you'll see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads. There's a simple reason for it – it's Ash Wednesday, an important season for Christians ...

Indian Archbishop of Hyderabad Thumma Bala (r) marks the symbol of the cross with ash on the forehead of a nun during an Ash Wednesday service at Saint Mary's Basilica in Secunderabad on Feb. 14 ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Local Catholic Churches are adjusting Ash Wednesday rituals due to the pandemic. It's traditionally the time of year when believers get a cross of ashes applied to their ...

You may find people with ash marks on their foreheads Wednesday. Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent, when those who practice Christianity begin observing the 40 ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

“Ash Wednesday is important to me because I’m an Irish Catholic,” Ms. Enright said as she walked down the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral ... “This cross on people’s forehead is ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

The ashes placed in the sign of a cross on worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.Last ...

Every year in February and March, you'll see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads. There's a simple reason for it – it's Ash Wednesday, an important season for Christians.

The most obvious sign a person celebrates Ash Wednesday is with ashes in the shape of a cross being placed on their forehead by a priest. During Ash Wednesday masses, churchgoers line up to ...

The most obvious sign a person celebrates Ash Wednesday is with ashes in the shape of a cross being placed on their forehead by a priest. During Ash Wednesday masses, churchgoers line up to ...