It was the usual Wednesday Weight Watchers Zoom meeting, except for one thing. The leader had shown up with a black ash cross imprinted on her forehead. “Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” I ...

I, an agnostic, attended the 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday service at The Chapel of Saint John the Divine on March 5. Why do it? Nobody asked me to go, and I went in without knowing anyone. I didn’t grow up ...

Fueled by youth searching for meaning in an uncertain world, Catholic influencers on social media have also emerged as significant factors driving this renewed interest. A young woman receives ashes ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A church in Los Angeles is asking for ...

A Christian woman on TikTok claims that her boss demanded she remove Ash Wednesday ashes from her forehead at work. She explained that she works in a restaurant and was ready to work at the hostess ...

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.

The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, clutching umbrellas along with their hopes that this season of Lent could ...

Deacon Joe DesMaris, foreground, uses ashes to make the sign of the cross on Gwen Torfin's forehead while her niece Eloise Essen watches on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic ...

OBSERVE ASH WEDNESDAY. TODAY, MANY CATHOLICS IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION ARE AMONG THOSE TAKING PART IN THE RITUALS. KCRA 3’S DENEEKA HILL WAS AT THE CATHEDRAL OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN DOWNTOWN AND ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and other Christians on March 5, marking the solemn day of Ash Wednesday and the start of the ...

Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, officially marking the start of Lent, a 40-day period observed by many Christians worldwide before Easter. Many Christians get ashes on their foreheads to mark the day. The ...