With Mardi Gras out of the way, Catholics and some other Christian denominations have turned their attention toward the Lenten season, which leads straight into Easter. Ash Wednesday is the start of ...

Feb. 18 will mark the beginning of Lent, a time when Catholics fast, reflect, and focus on strengthening their relationship with God. It’s also a time to reflect on one's humanity, sins, and mortality ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The day after Mardi Gras is Ash Wednesday, the official beginning of Lent. A time of fasting and giving, following the festivities associated with Fat Tuesday. WAFB spoke ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mass was full for Ash Wednesday at Saint Pius X in Mobile as Christians began the Lenten season with a day of reflection and faith. The observance is intended for fasting, prayer ...

Trinity Lutheran Church congregation members stood in line to receive a dark cross mark made of palm ashes across their foreheads, commemorating the first day of the Lenten season and a symbol of ...

HOLMDEL, NJ: The season of Lent in the Catholic Church begins on Ash Wednesday and marks a solemn period of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. Spanning 40 days, Lent recalls ...

On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Southern California Catholics, and Christians of other denominations, will wait in line to get a smudge of ashes on their foreheads and be reminded that they are sinners, ...

Christians around the world mark Ash Wednesday as the solemn beginning of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and reflection leading to Good Friday and Easter. Koala’s latest furniture sale makes ...