Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations.

The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious ...

The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter in ...

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning ...

T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA Eucharistic Minister Paula Pollock marks the foreheads of Ana Vazquez and J.P. Paredes with ashes on Ash ...

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025.

An email from the White House Management Office informed staff that the Mass would take place in the Indian Treaty Room at ...

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent in many Christian denominations. The 40-day period leads up to Holy Week, some of the ...

Why is Easter 2025 so late this year? When is Easter Sunday date? What day does Lent start? What we know on Holy Week, Ash ...

The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar cycles that determine the date of Easter. Christians around the world and in Michigan will begin the season of Lent this ...