Ash Wednesday initiates the Lenten season, culminating in the observances of Jesus' death on Good Friday and his resurrection ...

What is not allowed during Lent? Many Christians abstain from meat on Fridays and fast on specific days. What to know ...

Some St. Louis area churches are offering drive-thru ash services throughout the day on Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Ash Wednesday marks a quiet turning point in the Christian calendar-a day set aside for prayer, reflection and fasting across ...

Here's everything you need to know about the start of both Ash Wednesday and Lent, and more on how these traditions came to be.

You can mark the start of Lent in a single moment: ashes on the forehead, a short phrase, and a choice to slow down. Ash Wednesday begins a 40-day season of focused prayer, fasting, and reflection ...

MEDITATION OF THE DAY: As we approach the altar on Ash Wednesday and receive the sign of the cross with ash from the Palms placed upon our foreheads, we are reminded of two truths that echo through ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent in Western Christianity. Here's what ash means on Ash Wednesday as well as the history of how this tradition came to be.

Hundreds of El Pasoans gathered at St. Patrick Cathedral for Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Lent with prayer, reflection, and commitments to spiritual renewal.

On Ash Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord for “the gift of true conversion” at the start of the 40-day penitential season of Lent.