Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ash Wednesday is today, marking the start of Lent and the Christian Easter Season. The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ash Wednesday lands in mid-February this year, marking the start of the Lenten season, a 40-day period of reflection before Easter ...

If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...

If you see some people walking around with marks that look like a cross on their forehead on Wednesday don't worry, they are supposed to be there. On Wednesday, people who practice Christianity, ...

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended church services for Ash Wednesday. Monsignor Dan Yenushosky held Mass at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Whitehall Township. See photos below.

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is this week. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. It immediately ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - People gathered for mass in Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross for Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, leading up to Easter on April ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – For the third year in a row, Holy Cross Church in Santa Barbara is taking Ash Wednesday to the streets by hosting a Ash Wednesday Drive-Thru. Rev. Egren Gomez calls it the a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Today marks the annual Ash Wednesday observance, a prominent date for ...