The observance begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape ...

After thunderstorms, severe gusts of wind and some tornadoes led to abbreviated Mardi Gas celebrations in southeast Louisiana ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

A Catholic parish in Des Moines says winter weather will not cancel their plans to commemorate Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday ...

The National Weather Service said preliminary data points to an EF-1 touched down with winds of 90 mph in Union County on March 5, 2025.

The use of ashes is to remind parishioners of their mortality. During Ash Wednesday service, the phrase, "Remember, man, that you are dust and to dust you shall return,” from the Book of Genesis ...

Monroe Street United Methodist Church offered the drive-thru option during the day with a traditional service scheduled for 7 p.m.

A few members of St. Hugh’s congregation choose the option if they can’t attend the Ash Wednesday service ... ashes outside in cold, rainy weather, is important, she said.