Ash Wednesday was last week. For Christians it begins 40 days of self-examination and repentance by prayer, fasting and self-denial. It is also a time to read and mediate on God’s word. Pictured is St ...

Fueled by youth searching for meaning in an uncertain world, Catholic influencers on social media have also emerged as ...

A church in Los Angeles is asking for prayers after it was vandalized on Ash Wednesday, a holy day in Catholicism. The ...

Multiple pews and pillars were burned and stained glass windows shattered by an alleged vandal on Ash Wednesday.

It’s entirely possible that if you’re traveling out and about today, you’ll run across somebody wearing ashes on their ...

Here’s what the Merriam-Webster dictionary said: “Sarcasm can be traced back to the Greek verb sarkazein, which initially ...

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 ... receive a sign of the cross in ...

makes the sign of the cross with ashes on the forehead of church member Sally Leach during an Ash Wednesday service Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Evan Bevins) During the noon service, Jeremy ...

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 ...

(WLUC) - Dozens of U.P. churches were forced to cancel their Ash Wednesday services because of this week’s blizzard. Some churches, like First Presbyterian Church of Marquette, held their Ash ...

Travis Hardwicke is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony, and providing alcohol to a minor, a misdemeanor. The UNITED conference is designed to bring the NMU community ...