As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations. Timed weeks in advance of Easter Sunday, or the day of Jesus' resurrection ...

The weather is not stopping Catholic parishes across the Des Moines metro area from hosting MardisGras events Tuesday night. And services for Ash Wednesday the next day. KCCI's Ophelie Jacobson ...

Dorsey Prince, right, and Shannon Carter pray during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day ...

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

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.

Jose Iglesias [email protected] Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski at Broward’s oldest Catholic Church earlier this afternoon.

As explained by the Diocese of Trenton, practicing Catholics ages 18-59 are expected to fast with only one full meal on Ash Wednesday. Those 14 and older in the Catholic church are expected to ...

Dorsey Prince, right, and Shannon Carter pray during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day ...

according to the Catholic News Agency. Catholics aren’t supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday, and those aged 18 to 59 are asked by the church to fast and can only eat one full meal and two ...

The ashes are typically supposed to be made from the previous year’s Palm Sunday palm branches, which are burned, according to the Catholic News Agency. Can I eat meat on Ash Wednesday?