Wednesday, Feb. 18, is a Christian holy day called Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days leading up to ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday. He is lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars and ...

Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, a 40-day buildup to Easter following the journey of Jesus in Jerusalem. The congregation ...

Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert places ashes on the foreheads of students during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown.

On Ash Wednesday, for the first time in months, clergy members were allowed inside the Broadview ICE facility, thanks to a lawsuit arguing the Department of Homeland Security violated religious ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season in many Christian denominations, 40 days of reflection leading up to ...

U2's surprise EP "Days of Ash" enforces the band's commitment to social justice. Here's what to know about their new music.