The Christian calendar is filled with sacred seasons meant to guide reflection, discipline, and devotion. Yet, in practice, ...

Trinity Lutheran Church congregation members stood in line to receive a dark cross mark made of palm ashes across their foreheads, commemorating the first day of the Lenten season and a symbol of ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Congregations across Jonesboro gathered for Ash Wednesday services, marking the beginning of Lent for many Christians. Churches held services from early morning through the ...

Los Angeles County Christians ushered in the Lenten season on Wednesday, Feb. 18, beginning a 40-day journey of preparation for Easter anchored in penance for sins and the search for spiritual renewal ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. The ashes, made from the previous year's burnt palm branches, symbolize mortality and repentance. Lent is a 40-day period of ...

This is Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On Ash ...

(AP) - This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other ...