The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called on the faithful to observe “digital media fasting” this Lent as a way to rediscover silence, prayer, reflection, and genuine ...

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday when many Christians receive blessed ashes as a reminder of our mortality. When I was growing up, Lent made strict demands of the faithful. Social events like dances were ...

Find out when Lent, Ash Wednesday, and other Holy Week dates are, why Easter's date changes, and if schools are off for spring break.

The date of Fat Tuesday fluctuates from year to year, depending on when Easter Sunday occurs, which also changes annually.

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church invites you to join in an observation of Ash Wednesday, a day of return, lament and gratitude, as we gather for services on Feb. 18 at noon (without communion) and 6 ...

You can ask God for things. But the truth is that God will only give you what he’s got to give. If you’re like a happy-clappy ...

Ash Wednesday arrives with questions for Christian critics and supporters as Trump administration’s mass immigration ...

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

Hawkins UMC will host a drive-through Ash Wednesday observance Wednesday, 7–9 a.m., offering ashes, oil and optional prayer in the church's lower parking lot on Halls Ferry Road.

The prayer he prays, as he put the ashes on your forehead, is a universal prayer: “From dust you came and to dust you shall return.” The prayer is a reminder that we all die. We all stand before God.

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Feb. 12 that allows Catholics to enter an ICE facility on Ash Wednesday to ...