Ash Wednesday – also known as the Day of Ashes – is a day of repentance and fasting, when Christians, especially Catholics, confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. For Roman ...

Ash Wednesday's roots date back to the 11th century and stem from Jewish fasting and penance practices. It is widely believed that Roman Catholics began to mark the head with ashes as a cross in ...

Pope Francis marked Ash Wednesday by blessing ashes and placing a call from his hospital room to a Gaza parish as Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the ...

While not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, those who do usually attend a service to mark the occasion. This year's Ash ...

In the Catholic Church, ashes are applied to the forehead of each worship attendee at Ash Wednesday mass services. The receiving of ashes is not a sacrament of the Catholic Church and is therefore ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter.

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 ...

BUT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF COVINGTON WILL BE PRESENTING ASHES DURING THEIR 6:00 SERVICE. Across the world, people of various denominations are observing Ash Wednesday, a solemn day marking the ...

Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. During a Mass, a priest places the ashes ...

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Catholics receive ashes on their forehead from Bishop Mark J. Seitz, who conducted a worship ...