According to Catholic tradition, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and prayer. Catholics also take the time to receive ash on their foreheads, a sign of repentance, according to Dynamic Catholic.

The season begins on Ash Wednesday, six and a half weeks before Easter. For 40 days, Catholics would do without something from their daily lives, and every Friday would abstain from consuming meat.

Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, is March 5. The Archdiocese of Agana has released the Mass schedule for this year's Ash Wednesday: Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica, Hagåtña ...

Blue Ash police say they made several arrests after 400 unaccompanied juveniles were there and set off fireworks ...

Indoor mass will be allowed as of Feb. 15, and including on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, with social distancing, mask requirements and maximum capacities at each Catholic church.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that loosened fireworks laws in the state, which used to restrict fireworks usage to ...

Easter 2025: Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season next week. Here's what days to look for, leading up up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

The Los Angeles County wildfires unleashed all kinds of contaminants once locked away in paints, plastics and elsewhere.

On this Wellness Wednesday, Dr. Teresa Horton with Utica Park Clinic joined us to talk about the dangers of excessive noise for children and how to protect their hearing—especially with July 4th ...

The 5,197-foot twin volcano erupted again Wednesday morning, spewing a 0.62-mile ash cloud, officials confirmed.