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

Online shopping has become a way of life — even for the Catholic Church. In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of ...

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent. Here's why some people wear ashes on their foreheads ...

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.

Here is what we know about Ash Wednesday and Lent, plus what dates Easter, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday fall on: Ash Wednesday is on March 5 in 2025. Christians commonly celebrate Ash ...

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.

Many of Palm Desert's churches are hosting Ash Wednesday services on March 5, marking day one of Lent and 40 days until ...

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.