Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the time leading up to Holy Week and Easter Sunday. This year it falls on March 5.

Ash Wednesday always falls on the Wednesday six ... It is applied by a priest during a morning mass, often along with a small blessing: "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." ...

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday by blessing ashes and placing a call from his hospital room to a Gaza parish as Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in modern Ireland? What is Ash Wednesday?

Cardinal Wilton Gregory (at right), the retiring archbishop of Washington, dispenses ashes to Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop-elect of Washington, during a March 5 Ash Wednesday Mass at the ...

Not only did Wednesday mark the start of Lent, the Christian season before Easter, it also marked the end of an era. Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron, who is retiring, celebrated his last Ash ...

For the first time ever, Christiana Lutheran church in Rowan County is offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service to ... ashes and a blessing to each person who participates in the drive thru ...

Ash Wednesday kicks off the Christian tradition ... usually accompanied by a priest's or pastor’s blessing. California may face economic hit from new tariffs on Canada and Mexico: What to ...

ST. LOUIS — Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the time leading up to Holy Week and Easter Sunday. This year it falls on March 5. Some St. Louis area churches are offering drive-thru ash ...