Most people know that some Christian churches put ashes on the forehead of those coming on Ash Wednesday. Why do we do this? The older formula for applying ashes was, “Remember that you are dust, and ...

ST. LOUIS — Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the time leading up to Holy Week and Easter Sunday. This year it falls on March 5. Some St. Louis area churches are offering drive-thru ash ...

PARKER, Colo. — The season of Lent begins Wednesday for many Christian denominations. The 40-day period that begins with Ash Wednesday leads up to Holy Week, some of the most sacred days in the church ...

WELLINGTON, Fla. — St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington is doing their drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessings. The church has been doing this for several years. They told me that had more than 100 ...

The United Methodist Church of Libertyville, at 429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville, will be offering a special Drive-Through Ash Wednesday Blessing on March 5. This unique event is open to everyone from ...

A Costa Mesa church wants to make it easier for people to develop a relationship with God. So on Wednesday, Feb. 22, St. James Anglican Church’s Pastor Brian Schulz stood on the corner of Harbor and ...

It's time for the faithful to receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads and begin a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. This year, Ash Wednesday lands on Wednesday, March ...

For the fourth consecutive year, a Las Vegas church celebrated Ash Wednesday by offering “Ashes to Go” on the Strip. Officials with Christ Church Episcopal placed ashes on the foreheads of visitors on ...

DALLAS — Ash Wednesday, an important day for Catholics, is going to look different this year. Instead of the priest or deacon using ashes to make the sign of the cross on people's foreheads, ashes ...

ODESSA, Texas — Connection Christian Church in Odessa is offering Ashes to Go for Ash Wednesday. This is the fifth year the church will be offering the service, which is part of a nationwide new ...