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.

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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Churches in the Rochester area are holding Ash Wednesday masses throughout the day March 5. Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, which is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting and ...

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — The pews of St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral in Newark were packed Wednesday for Ash Wednesday Mass. “Ash Wednesday is just a very important day where you recognize you’re human and ...

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

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of the solemn 40-day season of Lent, which leads up to Easter. Students with Holy Trinity ...

Many in Orange County’s faithful community marked the start of the solemn season of Lent with Ash Wednesday services. The Christ Cathedral had several Mass services planned in multiple languages ...

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 ...

Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997. Mauricio started at the Miami Herald in 1990 and transitioned over to their ...

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 ...