Yesterday, March 5, churches were filled with worshippers present for this year’s Ash Wednesday Mass and ritual. As priests and ministers applied ash on the forehead, churchgoers heard this familiar ...

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It's Ash Wednesday and a service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. is taking place.

First Presbyterian Church in Owensboro is hosting its annual “Ashes To Go” event. Officials say it is a drive-in blessing for the beginning of Lent. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. you are asked to drive into ...

ROME (TNND) — Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period.

In his prepared March 5 catechesis, the Holy Father spoke about the 12-year-old Jesus’ desire to live his mission as the Son ...

Ash Wednesday is considered a holy day of prayer and fasting as Lent begins. The season of Lent lasts 40 days, leading up to the celebration of Easter on Sunday, April 20.

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.

The former bishop of Providence, Thomas Tobin, will lead a holy mass this Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.

The day that begins the Lenten season is called Ash Wednesday. Here are four things to know about it. 1. Origin of the tradition of using ashes On Ash Wednesday, many Christians have ashes put on ...

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