A procession of the faithful greeted clergy and lay ministers on Ash Wednesday in Upland. The annual mobile service Wednesday morning, March 5, at St. Mark Episcopal Parish marked the beginning of ...

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended church services for Ash Wednesday. Monsignor Dan Yenushosky held Mass at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Whitehall Township. See photos below.

New York's Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity's 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of Easter ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – For the third year in a row, Holy Cross Church in Santa Barbara is taking Ash Wednesday to the streets by hosting a Ash Wednesday Drive-Thru. Rev. Egren Gomez calls it the a ...

It’s Ash Wednesday, a day to mark the first day of Lent for many Christian groups including Catholics, Lutherans, and Anglicans. The holy day marks 40 days before Easter, a time of prayer and fasting.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In addition to being Valentine’s Day, Wednesday also marks the beginning of the Lenten season for Christians, with hundreds of the faithful heading to churches for the special ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Roads should start improving by Wednesday afternoon. The weather is not stopping Catholic parishes across the Des Moines metro area from hosting MardisGras events Tuesday night. And services for Ash ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, officially marking the start of Lent, a 40-day period observed by many Christians worldwide before Easter. Many Christians get ashes on their foreheads to mark the day. The ...