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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- A Utah teacher is apologizing after she didn't allow one of her students to wear a religious symbol at school. KSTU-TV reports, like millions of Catholics and Christians around ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here and the start of the Lenten season is underway. The religious holiday is a significant part of the Christian faith despite undergoing multiple changes throughout the ...

If you see people with dark smudges on their foreheads Wednesday, don't think it's by mistake. Millions of Christians — mainly Catholics — will wear ashes on their foreheads after attending mass to ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In addition to being Valentine’s Day, Wednesday also marks the beginning of the Lenten season for Christians, with hundreds of the faithful heading to churches for the special ...

Lent begins this week with the observation of Ash Wednesday, one of the most important religious observations each year for Roman Catholics and other Christian groups. The day also starts a religious ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. For the second consecutive year, the church hosted a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service on the ...

Wednesday March 5 is Ash Wednesday across the world, which marks the first day of Lent for Christians. Lent is a 40-day period of reflection than closes on Easter Sunday. Not all Christians observe ...