Ava Werner gets ashes as she attends Ash Wednesday Mass with other students from Juan Diego High School, St. John the Baptist ...

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.

New York's Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity's 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of ...

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With a solemn mark of ashes on their foreheads, worshippers across Sonoma County gathered to observe Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season. With a solemn mark of ashes on their foreheads ...

Vatican makes new plans for Ash Wednesday (AP Photo) Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and reflection observed by many Christians worldwide.

GREENWICH — Christ Church Greenwich had multiple ways for people to get their ashes on Ash Wednesday. The church hosted three Eucharist services with ashes and provided "Ashes to Go" in its ...

Adults, families and children attended other services throughout the day for Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day of fasting and prayer. It is the start of the Lenten period that ends with Easter.

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