Ash Wednesday is such a weird and wonderful day. This Wednesday, throughout the globe, Christians will receive a cross drawn in ash on our foreheads. Wearing the cross is common practice for many ...

If you see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads Wednesday, it's there for a reason: Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Ash Wednesday is ...

Several local congregations — including St. Michael Catholic Church in Greenfield— honored Ash Wednesday this week, marking the start of Lent. Many Christians use 40 days of Lent as a time for reading ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

BELTON, Texas (KWTX) - Millions of Catholics, Lutherans and other Christian denominations gathered in church masses around the world on Feb. 14 to mark the beginning of Ash Wednesday. KWTX visited the ...

Wednesday, February 14, is not only Valentine's Day. That day is also Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the Lenten season, a 40-day period of reflection before the joyful celebration that is Easter, ...

If you’ve ever seen people walking around with smudged crosses on their foreheads and wondered what it’s all about, welcome to Ash Wednesday—the day that kicks off the season of Lent with deep ...

Editor's note: This editorial, slightly modified, has appeared on previous Ash Wednesdays in this newspaper. To get a "black mark," we understand from the common lexicon, isn't a good thing — except ...

Ash Wednesday is today, marking the start of Lent and the Christian Easter Season. The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, has roots all the way back to the Middle Ages. While most commonly ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for many Christian traditions, but the internet does what it does best by irreverent memeing of the occasion. This religious holiday falls six weeks before ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter (April 20 this year). The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting ...