"All Christian traditions can appreciate Easter for what it is, and I think the preparation season is a really good ...

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the ... St. Paul of the Cross fountain, and Stations of the Cross were damaged.

A couple was mysteriously burned on the forehead after receiving the mark of the cross on Ash Wednesday. Sara Heloísa Sousa and her boyfriend Luan Jackson from Brazil shared their stories after ...

Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday and receive ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. In the early Christian church, Lent was initially observed over six weeks ...

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 ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. For the second consecutive year, the church hosted a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service on ...

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 ...

Many in Orange County’s faithful community marked the start of the solemn season of Lent with Ash Wednesday services. The Christ Cathedral had several Mass services planned in multiple languages ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and other Christians on March 5, marking the solemn day of Ash Wednesday and the start of ...

Sagayaraj leading the Ash Wednesday Mass. According to the faithful, for the next 40 days, the believers will observe special prayers called ‘Way of The Cross’ where the events that led to ...

“Let us help each other return to Him, who fell to and kiss the dust while carrying the cross of our salvation,” Advincula said during the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Manila Cathedral. “Huwag natin ...