For the next 40 days, many Christians will spend time getting ready for Easter. That can include extra prayer, fasting, and ...

T he leader of southeastern Michigan's Catholics stood in the aisle at a historic church in downtown Detroit on Wednesday ...

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, ...

Noticing people with smudges on their foreheads today? It is Ash Wednesday, kicking off the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, ...

Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.

Here are my favorite Mexican meatless recipes and Ash Wednesday dinner ideas for Lent. Freshly roasted green chile sauce ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

Not only did Wednesday mark the start of Lent, the Christian season before Easter, it also marked the end of an era. Detroit ...

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

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory (at right), the retiring archbishop of Washington, dispenses ashes to Cardinal Robert McElroy, the ...

Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation leading to Easter in many Western Christian traditions. The following images capture Chicagoans ...