Every year, millions of Christians gather to participate in a deeply symbolic act that marks the start of Lent-Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.

Ash Wednesday begins the liturgical season of Lent ... connecting a change of heart with Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection.

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, ...

Guide our steps this Lent, so that we might find greater fulfillment in your promises and better serve others with a heart that’s reflective of you. Amen. The observance of Ash Wednesday has its ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten calendar ... traditional Lenten paths to spiritual conversion of mind and heart." Kaitlyn McCormick writes about trending issues and community news ...

The Lenten season will kick off with five Ash Wednesday masses at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and continue with ...

A Catholic parish in Des Moines says winter weather will not cancel their plans to commemorate Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday ...

In the heart of downtown Sacramento, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament opened its doors to hundreds of worshippers on ...

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