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 ...

The annual five-day festival (pictured), which began on Friday and will last until Tuesday, marks a last gasp of excess for the Catholic country before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday.

The New Orleans version, Mardi Gras — "Fat Tuesday" — apparently goes back as far as 1699. The first Mardi Gras parade was 1856. Masks, feasting, and revelry were part of it from the beginning.

Though not a church rite, Black Masking Indian processions follow a ritual calendar that mirrors Catholic sacred time. Mardi Gras Day itself precedes Ash Wednesday, the threshold between feasting and ...

Mountain Top Social Club meeting 1:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the American Legion, 1550 Henry Drive, Mountain Top, PA. The parking and entrance are at the rear of the building. For more club information, call ...

Lou Lou owner Jared Matthews brings the Mardi Gras tradition to Louisville, celebrating Fat Tuesday with Cajun food, music and festivities.

When is Easter Sunday 2026? Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday will kickoff Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent next week. See Good ...

Hanover St., will worship at 10:15 on February 8. The message for this week istitled “Pass the Salt” and will focus on ways that our faith informs every part of our lives. Trinity UCC hosts multiple ...

To mark the beginning of Lent, ashes will be distributed during all services that will be held at various times on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale ...

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