Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and ...

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

Multiple pews and pillars were burned and stained glass windows shattered by an alleged vandal on Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, ...

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

Fueled by youth searching for meaning in an uncertain world, Catholic influencers on social media have also emerged as ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that marks the start of the six weeks of penitence before ...

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

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of Lent.

Rev. Stephen Hamilton, pastor, traces a cross on the forehead of a woman during an Ash Wednesday service at St. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond, Oklahoma on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Rev. Stephen ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season for Chicago Catholics, with many carrying an ashen cross across their ...