LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The decadence and excesses of Mardi Gras are behind us, and Ash Wednesday is here, the start of the Lenten season. Nowadays it’s increasingly convenient to participate in ...

Ever seen people walking around with a smudged cross of ashes on their foreheads? If you, like us, have wondered what it ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Now that Mardi Gras celebrations are behind us, Ash Wednesday begins a new journey for many people. Pastor Tony Ward at West End Presbyterian Church was one of many to distribute ashes ...

Ash Wednesday is observed by Christians across the world every year on March 5. This marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day Christian season of fasting, prayer, and giving in preparation to honour the ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent for Christians around the world. Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed by the faithful by receiving the cross of ashes on their ...

OR BY CAR. PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE PARTICIPATING IN ASH WEDNESDAY, REGARDLESS OF DENOMINATION. IT KIND OF MIGHT HAVE ITS ROOTS IN CATHOLICISM, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT UNIQUE TO CATHOLICISM.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ash Wednesday is the start of holy season for Christians around the world. It's a six week period of reflection, prayer and fasting leading up to the Easter holiday. On Tuesday, many ...

March 5 (UPI) --The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter. Ashes "revive in us the memory of what we are," but also "the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and other Christians on March 5, marking the solemn day of Ash Wednesday and the start of the ...

As people hustle and bustle through the Florida Capitol rotunda during the second day of session, some pause to receive ashes during Ash Wednesday. From suits and blazers to street clothes, some in ...

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent. See photos below. The Rev. John A. Krivak, pastor at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman ...

ASH WEDNESDAY IS A HOLY DAY OF REFLECTION. IT’S OBSERVED BY FASTING AND RECEIVING ASHES. WE BURNED ALL OUR PALMS FROM LAST YEAR TO PREPARE THE ASHES THAT WE USED TODAY, AND WILL USE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ...