Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent. Here's why some people wear ashes on their foreheads ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

A combination of an earlier dust storm and wildfires to our southwest was the likely reason for a dirty rain Friday evening.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead.

The call of Lent, Pope Francis wrote, is a call to turn to the Lord and so become "a sign of hope for the world." ...

WTAP called the National Weather Service. They say it is dust from Texas. It is not ash from the Carolinas. The NWS says the ...

quoted the Bible — "From dust you came and to dust you shall return" — in his explanation about the importance of Ash Wednesday. "(It's) a day when we remember that we all die at some point in our ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5 ... "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” He also may say “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” A worshiper is not required to wear the ashes ...