Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ash Wednesday is today and the Lenten season is underway. The religious holiday is a significant part of the Christian faith ...

Christians throughout Northeast Pennsylvania observed Ash Wednesday, one of the most important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer, and takes ...

If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...

The Easter season is fast approaching, and for Christians, it begins with a focus on repentance and self-denial leading up to the holiday the faithful believe celebrates the resurrection of Jesus ...

FILE - Catholics pray the rosary while a priest marks people's foreheads with ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Church of the Divine Child in Bogota, Colombia ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

Though it is still the middle of winter in New England, with February getting closer, it is only a little over a month from Ash Wednesday, signifying that the Christian Easter season is not that far ...

Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert places ashes on the foreheads of students during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown. Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert ...

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. The practice reminds Christians of human mortality and the ...

(AP) - This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. The ashes, made from the previous year's burnt palm branches, symbolize mortality and repentance. Lent is a 40-day period of ...