Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Folks celebrated Ash Wednesday March 5, a holy day of prayer and repentance for Christians. Marking the first day of Lent, ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person belongs to Jesus Christ.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on ...

Easter Sunday moves around the calendar. Here's why this culmination of Holy Week can take place between March 22 and April 25.

President Donald Trump shared a similar message on Monday, congratulating people, mostly Muslims, who celebrate Ramadan.

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

Ashes are a symbol of penance. Marking the first day of the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, Ash Wednesday is also a day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. Unlike many other holidays ...

fasting and prayer. This year, Ash Wednesday lands on Wednesday, March 5, and that day also marks the beginning of Lent. While many will participate in the tradition of giving up meat on Fridays ...

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity’s 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate ...