The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods on ...

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-day ...

In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent which takes place on March 5 of this year. Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a ...

On the first Ash Wednesday since he was installed as head of the Boston archdiocese in fall, Archbishop Richard Henning will say Mass and distribute ashes at a chapel in the Prudential Center in ...