Easter is fast approaching, and the season begins with Ash Wednesday and Lent for Christians. Here's when.

INCREASED HIS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THAT WHILE CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD ARE RECOGNIZING ASH WEDNESDAY, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF LENT. MILWAUKEE CATHOLICS RECOGNIZE THE DAY WITH A MASS. THE FIRST ASH ...

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.

Parishes across Chicagoland will host Ash Wednesday services on Feb. 18. Commuters can also get ashes at O'Hare, Midway and ...

For those who are working or otherwise unable to receive ashes at Mass on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Fr. Egren Gomez, pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church, ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual renewal through ...

A Catholic Mass was reportedly celebrated for the staff at the White House today in observance of Ash Wednesday. An email from the White House Management Office informed staff that the Mass would take ...

The Wapakoneta Area Ministerial Association will hold its annual Wednesday Noon Lenten services on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18.

Antonia E. Noonan prays during Ash Wednesday at St. Anthony Church in Fort Lauderdale. Jose Iglesias jiglesias@miamiherald.com Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop ...

Each Lent, I reflect on the apparent contradiction the day seems to hold.

Archbishop of Detroit Allen Vigneron will step down next month. "Our true homeland is heaven," said the leader of metro Detroit's Catholics. The leader of southeastern Michigan's Catholics stood in ...