Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. The cross placed on a ...

Catholic devotees in Manila lined up outside Baclaran Church for Ash Wednesday, receiving ash crosses made from blessed palms, marking the start of Lent. The Catholic faithful in Manila marked Ash ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Christians will observe Ash Wednesday on March 5 ... of each participant with black ashes in the shape of a cross. In the Roman Catholic church, individuals are told as ...

Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face. This year, Ash Wednesday — a solemn day of fasting and reflection to mark the start of ...

It’s Ash Wednesday, a day to mark the first day of Lent for many Christian groups including Catholics, Lutherans, and Anglicans. The holy day marks 40 days before Easter, a time of prayer and ...