Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

Online shopping has become a way of life — even for the Catholic Church. In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of religious leaders are forgoing the tradition of burning palms and instead ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cars roll up to Christ Church in Ridgewood and snake around the block, waiting for their turn at the drive-thru. Then Rev. Tom ...

Ash Wednesday occurs roughly six and a half weeks before the arrival of Easter, and is a day marked by prayer, fasting, and often, making a cross on one's forehead with ash. This holiday is widely ...

You may find people with ash marks on their foreheads Wednesday. Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent, when those who practice Christianity begin observing the 40-day ...

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Anke Deibler, Pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church in Mt. Airy offered ashes and a prayer from 6am to 8am for the faithful and commuters on Ash Wednesday at Woodbine Park and Ride. in Mt. Airy. Anke ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ash Wednesday will look and feel a bit different this year, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Archdiocese of Chicago released a video showing two approved methods of applying ashes ...

MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) - Faith Lutheran Church in Middletown offered drive-through ashes on Ash Wednesday for community members who couldn’t make it to traditional services. For two hours, cars lined ...

The cars roll up to Christ Church in Ridgewood and snake around the block, waiting for their turn at the drive-thru. Then Rev. Tom Matthews, the church rector, emerges to perform the ancient, annual ...