SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. For the second consecutive year, the church hosted a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service on ...

At St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church, Father Lam administered ashes to parishioners, continuing a tradition that has persisted for centuries.

Hillary McCarthy of Santa Monica, left, and her mother, Laura McCarthy of Baltimore, Md., and Lucky, attend Ash Wednesday service at St. Monica’s Catholic Church.

‘Ashes to Go’ brings Ash Wednesday tradition to the streets of Covington Some churches on the Northshore are making it easier than ever to receive ashes without stepping inside of a church ...

Ashes are moistened with holy water and placed on churchgoers’ foreheads on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Hellertown.

Mead Hall and St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School students participated in Ash Wednesday Aiken gatherings to mark the start of Lent, focus on prayer.

ELYSBURG — An increase in popularity of drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessings encouraged Pastor Debbie Beissel to conduct Elysburg United Methodist Church’s first this year.

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of Lent.

TROY, N.Y. — Trojans at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Wednesday morning joined Christians around the world kicking off the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday. “Today we are invited with the ...

Candy Frigo, 70, receives ashes Wednesday from Terry Nelson-Johnson, pastoral minister at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, at Mary Bartelme Park on the Near West Side.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Christians worldwide are observing Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. At Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in West Ashley, congregants ...