Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn 40-day season of fasting, prayer, and reflection in Christianity, leading ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent in Western Christianity. Here's what ash means on Ash Wednesday as well as the history of how this tradition came to be.

The faithful across Hancock County gathered at services Wednesday, opening the season of Lent with prayer, penance and fasting.

Each year, millions of Christians approach the altar to receive a small cross of ashes on their foreheads. But where did this ...

ISABELA, Philippines — As churches across the world mark the beginning of the 40-day Season of Lent on Wednesday, Feb. 18, millions of Catholics will silently step forward to receive ashes as a ...

Ash Wednesday is here and the Christian season of Lent begins for 2026. What we know on date, the 6-week period that leads up to Easter, fasting and more.

Fr. Chris Harris of Christ Church Cranbrook targets Royal Oak market, local nursing homes and other spots for outreach at the ...

St. John the Evangelist Church in Philadelphia offered Masses, brief liturgies with ashes and confessions over 11 hours Feb. 18, thanks to an army of volunteers and Franciscan friars.

Against a backdrop of infinite possibilities and imagined cyber-immortality, the church dares to say something unfashionable: ...

This week brings Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that marks the beginning of Lent — the most ...

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Everything you need to know about Christians receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday.