Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.

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

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent. Here's why some people wear ashes on their foreheads ...

Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski at Broward’s oldest Catholic Church earlier ...

The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious ...

The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter in ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lent season, and is 6.5 weeks before Easter Sunday. According to Catholic tradition, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and prayer. Catholics also take the time to ...

Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection, falls on April 20, 2025. Ash Wednesday is tomorrow and the Lenten season is about to start. The religious holiday is a significant part of ...