Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of Christians will be observing the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. The tradition has its roots in the Old ...

As cars rushed down Woodbine Road on Wednesday morning, a cross, draped in Lenten purple linens and shrouded in morning fog beckoned commuters into a normally quiet park-and-ride lot just off ...

Ash Wednesday starts the 40-day period of Lent, marking the beginning of the Easter season for many Christians. Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on believers' foreheads.

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 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day marking the start of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025. Lent will extend for 46 days, concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025. While considered the most attended ...

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 ...

Different churches have found various ways of calculating the traditional 40 days of Lent, but the number itself is important ...