Catholics receive ashes on their foreheads during Ash Wednesday services at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso, Texas, on March ...

The call of Lent, Pope Francis wrote, is a call to turn to the Lord and so become "a sign of hope for the world." ...

Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing ...

Christians hear the words "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Those words ring differently for many ...

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 ...

It’s not every day when people walk around expressing their faith and acknowledging sinfulness on their foreheads, but that’s ...

The Lenten ritual is six weeks of abstinence and fasting that emerged out of pagan practices. The word itself derived from ...

Catholics worldwide are observing Ash Wednesday as Pope Francis continues his recovery, keeping him in their prayers as they begin the Lenten season.

Today is Ash Wednesday when Catholics worldwide begin fasting 46 days before Easter Sunday that marks Christians’ belief in ...

Yes, Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, a time of fasting, prayer and almsgiving in preparation for the waters of ...

The liturgy of Ash Wednesday has come to tell us something new about time, our time, and to invite us into a new ...