T he leader of southeastern Michigan's Catholics stood in the aisle at a historic church in downtown Detroit on Wednesday ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...

Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski at Broward’s oldest Catholic Church earlier ...

Prayer and almsgiving are also important parts of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, so it also falls ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a 40-day Christian season of prayer, fasting, and charity leading to Easter.

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that marks the start of the six weeks of penitence before ...

While not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, those who do usually attend a service to mark the occasion. This year's Ash ...

Families throughout Blawnox and nearby communities flocked to St. Edward Church to receive ashes on Ash. Pews were packed at ...

Other historians say around the the year 1000, a priest named Aelfric said members of the church should put ashes upon their ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday ... set the first official period of Lent in 601 AD, according to the Museum of the Bible. At this time, Lent was 46 days, which allowed for 40 days of fasting − ...

For many, Ash Wednesday is a time to reconnect with faith, and since 2020, churches across the nation—including in the ...