Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. Here's everything to know about why it is celebrated by Christians, where to get the ashes and more.

In addition, Catholics over the age of 14 abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday. What does a cross on a forehead mean? Those are ashes forming a cross on the person's forehead. According to the ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead.

The Holy Father's prognosis remains complex as he engages in Lenten traditions and Vatican duties during hospitalization.

Rev. Stephen Hamilton, pastor, traces a cross on the forehead of a woman during an Ash Wednesday service at St. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond, Oklahoma on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Rev. Stephen ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in modern Ireland? What is Ash Wednesday?

Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. The name Fat Tuesday comes from households using up all the fats stored in the ...

The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead. Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation? Not according to britannica.com.

At fire-damaged Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Altadena ... Santa Monica church that has long hosted members from nearby Pacific Palisades. “It’s Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent,” declared Silvia ...

Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.