ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars ...

Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 18, 2026. Here’s what it means and where to get ashes in Austin, including early morning and ...

If you passed by Gesù Catholic Church around lunchtime on Wednesday, you would've seen people pouring out onto the steps after the Ash Wednesday service. The mass, one of many held at the downtown ...

Thousands of Christians in El Paso will observe Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent. Find a list of local Catholic ...

On Ash Wednesday, long lines formed inside the Student Center at Stan State as people quietly waited their turn. Within ...

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church's penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told immigrants that Trump administration deportation efforts had acquainted them with Ash ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent on Feb. 18, 2026. Learn about its meaning, fasting rules, meat abstinence, and Visalia Mass times for the holy day.

It's Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the Easter season for Christians. So what does Ash Wednesday mean? Here's what to know.