The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.

MUMBAI, India – A rally was held by Islamist radicals on March 5 in Indonesia protesting Catholic worship taking place at a public social center. The protest took place in Arcamanik in West Java ...

Deacon Joe DesMaris, foreground, uses ashes to make the sign of the cross on Gwen Torfin's forehead while her niece Eloise Essen watches on Wednesday ... ashes during the service is the Rev ...

A few members of St. Hugh’s congregation choose the option if they can’t attend the Ash Wednesday service, she said, but most people aren’t part of the church. She has no idea what ...

For the second consecutive year, the church hosted a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service on the first day of Lent. The church, located on Cliff Drive, already features a drive-thru-style entrance.

BUCKTOWN, La. (WGNO) — Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, Lent means no meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during the season. Ash Wednesday is also a huge day for seafood ...

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent. See photos below. The Rev. John A. Krivak, pastor at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus ...

Parkersburg resident Marvin Trippett walks back to his pew following the imposition of ashes on his forehead during an Ash Wednesday service Wednesday afternoon at Crossroads Church in Waverly.

Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open to the public, the event featured a soup supper; a church service ...

The Diocese of Tyler Bishop Gregory Kelly led his first mass at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in downtown Tyler on Ash Wednesday. Multiple parishioners attended the noon mass at the ...

First United Methodist in Gulfport is one church beginning the 40-day Lenten season with an Ash Wednesday service. The ashes are imposed on foreheads at the end of the worship service.

While Newswatch 16's Jack Culkin was covering an Ash Wednesday prayer service at Saint Peter's Cathedral, a winged creature disrupted the service. When the bat landed near him, he scooped it up in ...