Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When is Ash Wednesday in 2026? What to know about the start of Lent The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year ...

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. The practice reminds Christians of human mortality and the ...

The Easter season is fast approaching, and for Christians, it begins with a focus on repentance and self-denial leading up to the holiday the faithful believe celebrates the resurrection of Jesus ...

If you’ve ever noticed people walking into work, school, or the grocery store with dark, powdery crosses pressed onto their foreheads and quietly wondered what sacred moment you might be witnessing, ...

If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...

Catholics pray the rosary while a priest marks people’s foreheads with ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Church of the Divine Child in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (Credit: ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year, Ash ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV presided over Ash Wednesday, lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” destroyed by ...

Readings: Joel 2:12-18 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Have you ever wished that you could be baptized again? It is an understandable desire, especially when we seek to renew ourselves and ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...