No time to get to Ash Wednesday Mass? Alternatives are available at these train stations, churches and parochial schools in the area.

An interactive map created by the Archdiocese of New York will show you what churches are giving out ashes on Ash Wednesday.

Wednesday March 5 is Ash Wednesday across the world, which marks the first day of Lent for Christians. Lent is a 40-day ...

Ash Wednesday takes place March 5 this year. What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten calendar. The name is representative o ...

A Camden cathedral service was among those that marked start of Lent, a time of prayer, fasting and charity for many Catholics, other Christians.

NEW YORK (WABC ... are holding Ash Wednesday services. That includes the cathedral church of Saint John the Divine in Morningside Heights. It's providing "ashes to go" on the west front ...

This Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics are lifting Francis up in prayer. "Putting on ashes was always a sign ... and only if there are new matching items.

Others take on new spiritual practices ... as they are considered days of celebration rather than fasting. During Ash Wednesday, ashes are placed on a worshipper's forehead in the shape of ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes ... like New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a day of wild partying, parades and extravagant eating before fasting on Ash Wednesday and Lent begins. In the 20th century ...