Millions of Christians around the world attended Mass on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season that prepares the faithful for Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day period ...

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 ...

PLYMOUTH, Pa. — As many marked this Ash Wednesday inside the church, the parishioners at Good Shepherd Polish National Church in Plymouth were busy in the kitchen. It's here that the Lenten season is ...

Wednesday morning, Catholics and Christians around the world gathered in observance of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent and the 40 days of fasting leading up to Good Friday and Easter ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV presided over Ash Wednesday, lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” destroyed by ...

It's Ash Wednesday, so you may see some people walking around with ashes smudged on their foreheads in the shape of a cross to mark the start of Lent. Wednesday, Feb. 18, is a Christian holy day ...

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 ...

Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert places ashes on the foreheads of students during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown. Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert ...

Christians across the Hazleton area observed Ash Wednesday. The day is traditionally observed by receiving ashes, fasting or abstaining from meat. It also marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars ...

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. The holy day features multiple Mass ...

(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 ...