Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...
New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning ...
A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in ...
Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.
Catholics observe Lent through fasting and abstinence, avoiding meat on specific days. These are some of the permitted foods.
Church pews at Christian churches throughout Western New York might be filled on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is one of the ...
Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and ...
Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, officially marking the start of Lent, a 40-day period observed by many Christians worldwide ...