Roads should start improving by Wednesday afternoon. The weather is not stopping Catholic parishes across the Des Moines metro area from hosting MardisGras events Tuesday night. And services for Ash ...

Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day this year. As partners gather in honor of love, it’s also the first day of Lent, which could affect how people celebrate. In Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

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.

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, March 5, 2025, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic ...

OBSERVE ASH WEDNESDAY. TODAY, MANY CATHOLICS IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION ARE AMONG THOSE TAKING PART IN THE RITUALS. KCRA 3’S DENEEKA HILL WAS AT THE CATHEDRAL OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN DOWNTOWN AND ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Ash Wednesday is a day observed by some Christians that marks the beginning of Lent. One Sioux Falls church is observing the day a little differently than most churches.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - It’s Ash Wednesday and some in Greenville joined millions around the world to honor this holy day. Severe weather didn’t put a damper on the observance. This year, it’s ...

HARRISON CO., Miss. (WLOX) - Ash Wednesday services took place across the Coast, with those in attendance asked to reflect, repent and return to God. First United Methodist in Gulfport is one church ...

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of the solemn 40-day season of Lent, which leads up to Easter. Students with Holy Trinity ...

CHESHIRE, CT (WFSB) – Some churches in Connecticut offered drive-thru ashes on Ash Wednesday. One of them was the First Congregational Church in Cheshire, which said it was doing it to accommodate the ...

New York's Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity's 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of Easter ...