It's almost time for Lent, the 40-day period where the faithful practice repentance, fasting and prayer. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, with the marking of the cross in ash on the forehead, a common ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. In 2026, Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 18, and Lent ends on April 2. The ashes, made from the previous year's palms, symbolize ...

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 ...

Like most Americans, I’ve grown a little relaxed about church attendance. Some Sundays I get up and go to Mass. Other Sundays I sit around reading the papers or head out to the ski slopes. And I don’t ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rev. Fr. Ian Kenneth Mamauag, administrator of the Our Lady of Atocha Parish, leads the community in burning old and blessed ‘palaspas’ to ashes. PHOTO BY KURT DELA PEÑA/ INQUIRER.net ISABELA, ...

I glide serenely through the undulating turquoise sea, enjoying the silky sensation of movement as I cut a path through this landscape of… what? Clouds?! The Ultravoid is an utterly surreal place - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a day each year when you might see people walking around with black marks on their foreheads—it's known as Ash Wednesday.

Tonight will continue to be breezy and dry. Clear skies during the first half of the night. Patchy cloud will move in from the southwest during the early hours. Friday Tomorrow will become cloudy and ...