No Smoking Day is observed annually on the second Wednesday of March to raise awareness about smoking dangers. First observed in 1984 in the UK, it falls on March 12, 2025.

The season of Lent for Western Catholics began on Ash Wednesday, March 5; for Eastern Rite Catholics, Lent began on Clean ...

The Geological Agency announced the eruption of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra on March 8, 2025, at 10:41 AM WIB. The eruption ...

Have you noticed Google has dropped certain religious holidays and cultural events from the calendar app? Even though I have an iPhone, I use ...

This week has been an important one in the ‘church’ calendar – with Ash Wednesday following on – as it always does – from ...

A message on the X account of the 88-year-old pope, who has been in hospital for nearly three weeks with pneumonia, was posted to mark Ash Wednesday.

Google is rolling out new, AI-powered tools to help stop scammers in their tracks, before they get your data or money.

A 900-pound dolphin landed in a fishermen's boat in New Zealand causing damage to the vessel. CBS News' Elizabeth cook ...

Utah on Wednesday became the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices.

Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation leading to Easter in many Western Christian traditions. The following images capture Chicagoans ...

The Hilton cheer team can be seen on the sidelines of football games cheering on their fellow Cadets. But the group is a ...

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