Easter Sunday moves around the calendar. Here's why this culmination of Holy Week can take place between March 22 and April ...

The message is more relevant than ever: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," as the Ash Wednesday admonition goes, a somber ...

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

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

Meet me tomorrow at the Shrove Grove, yeah? Gonna get all shrived, like completely and utterly shriven. Wednesday? Ash.' ...

The school community came together in faith to receive ashes, marking the start of Lent with a commitment to prayer and ...

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

Catholics observe Lent through fasting and abstinence, avoiding meat on specific days. These are some of the permitted foods.

With a solemn mark of ashes on their foreheads, worshippers across Sonoma County gathered to observe Ash Wednesday, the start ...

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is ...

This year, Ash Wednesday — a solemn day of fasting and reflection to mark the start of Christianity's most penitent season — on March 5. In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday marks the ...