For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...

U2 chose Ash Wednesday to release a quintet of songs that are among the most potent in their heady catalog. The band surprise dropped “Days of Ash,” a collection of five songs and a poem, on Feb. 18, ...

U2 have emerged from a long hiatus with a surprise six-song EP, Days of Ash, available now, in which they address political flashpoints around the world, including ICE raids in the U.S., the Iranian ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year and will mark the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. Lent is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate they ...

Though he does not always evolve his Pokémon, Ash Ketchum of the original Pokémon anime series does have a few fully-evolved allies. For instance, his Charizard from the Kanto region is one of his ...

For many Christians, important religious holidays are right around the corner. Lent will soon start with Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Last summer, the City of Murfreesboro officially unveiled its brand-new transit system amid growing ...