The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we ...

The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious ...

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As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations.

Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.

Not only did Wednesday mark the start of Lent, the Christian season before Easter, it also marked the end of an era. Detroit ...

Many in Orange County’s faithful community marked the start of the solemn season of Lent with Ash Wednesday services.

Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they fall on change every year.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation leading to Easter in many Western Christian traditions. The following images capture Chicagoans ...

Many Christians throughout the area observed Ash Wednesday, including those at St. Michael Catholic Church in Vienna.