Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, ...

This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other ...

Easter Sunday moves around the calendar. Here's why this culmination of Holy Week can take place between March 22 and April ...

Ashes are a symbol of penance. Not every Christian religion observes Ash Wednesday or Lent. It is most strongly associated with Catholicism, but some Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

There are several foods that are acceptable to eat on Ash Wednesday. These foods include milk, eggs, fish, grains, fruits and ...

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 ...