Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

It is a symbolic turning of one's heart toward God, recognizing the brokenness that exists and the need for salvation. During Mass on Ash Wednesday, Catholic priests draw crosses of ashes on ...

“Ash from the Los Angeles fires may enter ... Within hours, entire blocks were on fire. Early Wednesday, fire officials realized mass evacuations were the only answer. With that, a sickening ...

Shemitz) Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels -- although just under one quarter of the nation's Catholics are ... Easter and then Ash ...

Sacred Heart is celebrating Mass at nearby St. Andrew’s Church in ... “There are no plants or buildings; all is rubble, ash and debris. It is desolate.” Even those whose homes survived ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word ...

It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass on Ash Wednesday, one of the "most popular and important holy days" in the religion. It also marks the ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...