Staff photo / R. Michael Semple Dorothy Revella of Liberty, left, receives her ashes from Youngstown Bishop David J. Bonnar ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we know on dates, meanings and more.

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

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

Ash Wednesday is the first day that kicked off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting to reflects the time ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...

Vigneron reflected on how many times he has led the Ash Wednesday Mass, many of them at St. Aloysius, since he became ...

In church services Wednesday across Longview and elsewhere, Christians took time to observe Ash Wednesday, which marks the ...

Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and Christians on March 5, marking the ...

Trojans at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Wednesday morning joined Christians around the world kicking off the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday. “Today we are invited with the whole ...

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