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

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 begins the liturgical season of Lent for many Christian faiths. Catholics celebrate the day by attending Mass and receiving ashes on their forehead. The word on new PEEPS ...

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

The Holy Father's prognosis remains complex as he engages in Lenten traditions and Vatican duties during hospitalization.