Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

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

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. Here's everything to know about why it is celebrated by Christians, where to get the ...

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent. Here's why some people wear ashes on their foreheads ...

Meet me tomorrow at the Shrove Grove, yeah? Gonna get all shrived, like completely and utterly shriven. Wednesday? Ash.' ...

Catholics observe Lent through fasting and abstinence, avoiding meat on specific days. These are some of the permitted foods.

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

There are several foods that are acceptable to eat on Ash Wednesday. These foods include milk, eggs, fish, grains, fruits and ...

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