A Catholic priest was kidnapped on Tuesday night in Kaduna state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen and other Islamic extremist ...

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

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

With a solemn mark of ashes on their foreheads, worshippers across Sonoma County gathered to observe Ash Wednesday, the start ...

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

While many gathered today to receive ashes, a symbol of faith, worshippers in North Beach also lifted up special prayers for ...

New Yorkers were receiving their ashes -- a symbol of repentance and reflection -- at St. Patrick's Cathedral as they prepare ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for many Christian denominations. Here's the meaning behind one of the holiest observances in the faith.

Noticing people with smudges on their foreheads today? It is Ash Wednesday, kicking off the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, sacrifice and fish Fridays ...

What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday 2025, which falls on March 5 this year, marks the official beginning of the Christian ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

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