Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ash Wednesday is today and the Lenten season is underway. The religious holiday is a significant part of the Christian faith ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the times of ancient Rome, some Christians have been wearing a smudge of ashes on their foreheads every year during the Day ...

The Easter season begins today with Ash Wednesday, and for Christians, it is a time to focus on repentance and self-denial leading up to the holiday that the faithful believe celebrates the ...

(AP) - This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

In 2026, Easter Sunday will be observed on April 5, while Eastern Orthodox Easter falls on April 12. Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer for many Christians, begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. The ashes, made from the previous year's burnt palm branches, symbolize mortality and repentance. Lent is a 40-day period of ...

It's Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On Ash Wednesday, ...