Fish fry season is definitely in full swing. Each week we update and add to our guide. We list the dinners by region. If you ...

FILE - Catholics pray the rosary while a priest marks people's foreheads with ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Church of the Divine Child in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. This is ...

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 ...

During school vacation week, when the weather can be unpredictable, it can be challenging to find fun and inexpensive activities. The costs add up quickly, especially the more children you have to ...

If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...

Faithful carry a wooden platform with a statue of Jesus of Nazareth, wearing a tunic created by weavers at the Maria Auxiliadora embroidery workshop, during a Lenten season procession in Antigua, ...

Today, the First Lady and I join the millions of Christians in the United States and around the world in observing Ash Wednesday—a solemn day of prayer and repentance and the beginning of the Lenten ...

Lent begins Wed., Feb. 18 on Ash Wednesday with two special services--both with imposition of ashes--one at 12:15pm (service only; no meal) and one service at 6:30pm with a pulled pork meal at 5:30pm ...

ST. LOUIS — Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the time leading up to Holy Week and Easter Sunday. This year it falls on Feb. 18. Some St. Louis area churches are offering drive-thru ash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When is Ash Wednesday in 2026? What to know about the start of Lent The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where ...