The family of slain Melbourne doctor Ash Gordon say justice has prevailed after the teenager who stabbed him six times ...

Updated Feb. 28, 2025, 3:29 PM PST Sarah Lemire Lifestyle Reporter Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent for Christians. colnihko / Getty Images Create your free account or log in to save this article ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before ...

See photos below. The Rev. John A. Krivak, pastor at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Hellertown, distributes ashes to churchgoers Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy hosted Ash Wednesday activities geared toward children and youth Wednesday evening. Open to the public, the event featured a soup supper; a church service; ...

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity’s 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahe… ...

Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation leading to Easter in many Western Christian traditions. The following images capture Chicagoans ...

Parishioners gather at Bethesda Episcopal Church on 26 Washington St. in Saratoga Springs on Ash Wednesday for a Holy Communion with the Imposition of Ashes led by Rev. Charles Wallace. Ash ...

It's a 40-day period, beginning on Ash Wednesday, that is marked by practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. This time is intended to mirror the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, as ...

On Ash Wednesday, Christians hear the words "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Those words ring differently for many whose churches and homes burned in the Los Angeles fires.

UPS also follows a standard schedule on Ash Wednesday. According to the UPS Holiday Schedule, there are no service interruptions, and all pickup and delivery operations continue as usual.