As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin has offered Christians a unique way ...

Vice President J D Vance participated in the rituals of Ash Wednesday as he and other members of the Trump administration ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we ...

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent. Here's why some people wear ashes on their foreheads ...

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

A Christian woman on TikTok claims that her boss demanded she remove Ash Wednesday ashes from her forehead at work. She ...

Ash Wednesday is commonly observed by Catholic, Anglican and Protestant denominations. These are just a few places you can ...

Some churches on the Northshore are making it easier than ever to receive ashes without stepping inside of a church ...

Many Maryland Christians marked Ash Wednesday with special services as Lent begins. With 46 days until Easter Sunday, churches across the Baltimore area found ways to make it easier to help more ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Ashes represent death and repentance, reminding Christians of human mortality.

Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days, not ...