On Wednesday, many churches will mark the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent by holding Ash Wednesday services, in ...

Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. The ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

Here's everything you need to know about Ash Wednesday and Lent and more on what these religious practices are all about.

The faithful are encouraged to pray, practice fasting, abstinence and almsgiving on Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, involves fasting and mass.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a weekslong period for the faithful that comes ahead of one of the most joyous ...

Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent for those in the Christian faith. Find out what date Ash Wednesday falls on in 2025, Lent ...

Mass for Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be held at various churches in English and Spanish on March 5.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...