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 ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year ...

ALL RIGHT. MEANTIME, PEOPLE IN CHALMETTE RECEIVED LENTEN ASHES OR ASH WEDNESDAY ASHES BY DRIVE THROUGH GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH ON PARIS ROAD, HOSTED THE EVENT, AND PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO PULL UP ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate ...

President Trump’s address to Congress. By Natasha Frost In an address to Congress last night, President Trump pitched his flurry of early actions, including deportations of migrants and the use ...

Rain begins overnight Tuesday through Wednesday morning bringing a few hours of steady showers across the region. Rain lightens by Wednesday evening. Spotty showers pick up again on Thursday with ...

Jenna Ortega impressed in multiple horror projects, but her role as Wednesday Addams is her best work yet. Lady Gaga joins Jenna Ortega in Wednesday season 2, alongside an upcoming thriller movie ...

A Catholic Mass was reportedly celebrated for the staff at the White House today in observance of Ash Wednesday. An email from the White House Management Office informed staff that the Mass ...

As millions reflect, this year's Ash Wednesday comes amid health concerns for Pope Francis who has traditionally led the Vatican's services. Article Topic Follows: News abc-7 ...

Join The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, as he explores the significance of Ash Wednesday, and how it helps us enter into the season of Lent. The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Ashes represent death and repentance, reminding Christians of human mortality.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - On this Ash Wednesday, Catholics on the Central Coast went to church for the traditional services that includes ashes on their forehead. At the Old Mission in Santa Barbara ...