Ash Wednesday takes place March 5 this year. What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten calendar. The name is representative o ...

Ash Wednesday ritual at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 6, 2019. P Photo/Jim Mone) William Johnston, ...

The faithful are encouraged to pray, practice fasting, abstinence and almsgiving on Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of ...

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

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash Wednesday this week.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

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As the United States doubles down on its plan for mass deportations, Pope Francis in his message for Lent this year ...

No time to get to Ash Wednesday Mass? Alternatives are available at these train stations, churches and parochial schools in the area.

The Lenten season in the Philippines begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, marking the start of 47 days of spiritual ...

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds will hold two Ash Wednesday services on Wednesday, March 5: at noon and at 6 p.m. The ...

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