“Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” I hadn’t forgotten. I had celebrated Mardi Gras the day before by reposting memes ...

A long line during Mass to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday on March 5, 2025 in the Notre-Dame de la Treille Basilica - Cathedral in Lille, France. (Photo: Brigitte Naeye) The author partly linked ...

Catholics stayed and prayed for the hour-long Mass celebration before receiving their ashes. "Ash Wednesday means communing closely with my beliefs and my religion and my God," El Paso Catholic ...

The ashes are made from burnt palm leaves that ... Reformed Christians and more observe the day. Ash Wednesday masses are scheduled at every Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Grand Rapids.

for the third in a series of four planned Ash Wednesday masses. "It's always been a very positive day where people come and increased crowds. Getting the ashes on their head as way to make that ...

A: Contrary to popular thinking, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. You do not have to go to Mass that day or ...

Kolkata: The Christian community is currently observing Lent, a 40-day period dedicated to fasting, forgiveness, philanthropy ...

Bristol is the place to be if you like Shakespeare at the moment, with one play currently on and another beginning this week. The city's schools embraced World Book Day with enthusiasm on Thursday, as ...

A U.S. Navy officer receives ashes during an Ash Wednesday celebration ... the White House hosted an Ash Wednesday Mass March 5 for the employees of the residence of the American president.

Hitting 1 million followers on Instagram is an achievement often celebrated in creative ways by social media influencers, but when Father David Michael Moses marked that milestone on Ash ...