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

The two smaller meals are not equal to the full meal. In addition, Catholics over the age of 14 abstain from eating meat on ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead.

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

A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, involves fasting and mass.

The observance begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads. The gesture dates back thousands of years ...

Across Christian denominations, Ash Wednesday marks the first of 40 days of Lent. The ashes are made from the blessed palms used in the Palm Sunday celebrations the previous year, christened with Holy ...

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

Where do the ashes placed on worshipers' foreheads come from? The ashes placed in the sign of a cross on worshipers' ...

In both wildfires, houses of worship fell to ash. But much of the conversation Wednesday focused as much on renewal as ...

Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. For the second consecutive year, the church ...