Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Christian season of fasting, prayer and almsgiving known as Lent, began as usual in a solemn way. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Inland Empire Christians joined ...

Dried palm fronds engulfed by a ball of flames Tuesday provided students a visual connection to the upcoming Lenten season at St. Theresa Catholic School in Palatine. Fronds from last year's Palm ...

Students from Aquinas Academy, an elementary school adjacent to Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, were among hundreds of people to visit the cathedral for Ash Wednesday services.

Millions of Christians around the world attended Mass on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season that prepares the faithful for Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day period ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the times of ancient Rome, some Christians have been wearing a smudge of ashes on their foreheads every year during the Day ...

Lent and the 2026 Easter season, are nearing an end for Christians in the United States and around the world. Here's when it ...