Ash Wednesday, a holiday in which those practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, will take place ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year, and begin Lent. Lent will run from March 5 to April 17 in 2025, ending the day before Good Friday. Easter will be celebrated on April 20 this year.

Every year in February and March, you'll see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads. There's a simple reason for it – it's Ash Wednesday, an important season for Christians. Ash ...

An attempt to turn Oak Hill, the Loudoun County home of President James Monroe, into a state park nearly became history in ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel warned Hamas yesterday that if it did not release hostages as scheduled on Saturday, Israeli troops would resume “intense fighting” in Gaza. Hamas ...

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said that he may sign an order on Wednesday to impose reciprocal tariffs on every country that charges duties on U.S. imports.

The five-part Avatar saga continues three years after The Way of Water, with Avatar: Fire and Ash showing us a different side of Pandora. Here's what we know about Avatar 3. It's safe to say that ...

Gentle to moderate south-easterly winds. Wednesday Tomorrow morning, there will be large areas of cloud lingering around. In the afternoon, cloud will break up to reveal bright spells, these ...

Connections is one of the best puzzle games from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate ...

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