Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though it is still the middle of winter in New England, with February getting closer, it is only a little over a month from Ash ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. The practice reminds Christians of human mortality and the ...

A person holds a picture of Pope Francis and a rosary during a prayer service in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Feb. 25, as Pope Francis continued his hospitalization. March 5 marks the ...

Ash Wednesday is today, marking the start of Lent and the Christian Easter Season. The holy day, also known as the Day of ...

Join Archbishop John Wilson and the St George's Cathedral clergy in praying the Romero Mysteries of the rosary every Friday ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day marking the start of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025. Lent will extend for 46 days, concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025. While considered the most attended ...