But what is Lent, exactly? At its core, Lent is a solemn season focused on faith and sacrifice. However, there’s much more to ...

Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church invites the community to attend its annual noon day prayer services, also known as Lenten ...

Holy Week timeline traces the final days of Jesus on Earth, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. It starts with Jesus entering ...

Catholic priests in Nigeria have always been a prized target for kidnappers, but the first two months of 2025 have witnessed ...

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, where Christians traditionally go to church and receive a cross-shaped mark on their heads using the ashes of burnt palm leaves. At the evening ceremony ...

ELYSBURG — An increase in popularity of drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessings encouraged Pastor Debbie Beissel to conduct Elysburg United Methodist Church’s first this year. She was greeted ...

Parkersburg resident Marvin Trippett walks back to his pew following the imposition of ashes on his forehead during an Ash Wednesday service Wednesday afternoon at Crossroads Church in Waverly.

Church leaders say the land and building that ... and local authorities for permission to do the liturgical service of Ash Wednesday at the site. “We got permission, and even the authorities ...

Many Christians attend special Ash Wednesday church services at which they receive ash on their foreheads, as the wearing of ashes was a sign of repentance in biblical times. Lent is also closely ...

As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin offered Christians a unique way to start the Lenten season by dispensing ashes via a drive-thru lane rather ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. For the second consecutive year, the church hosted a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service on ...