Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.
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 ...
Catholics observe Lent through fasting and abstinence, avoiding meat on specific days. These are some of the permitted foods.
ROME (TNND) — Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period.
A cluster of new and forthcoming titles, including devotionals and other works by popular Christian pastors, theologians, and ...