Some St. Louis area churches are offering drive-thru ash services throughout the day on Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday marks a quiet turning point in the Christian calendar-a day set aside for prayer, reflection and fasting across ...

Here's everything you need to know about the start of both Ash Wednesday and Lent, and more on how these traditions came to be.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Merciful God, you called us forth from the dust of the earth; you claimed us for Christ in the waters of baptism. Look upon us as we enter these ...

What is not allowed during Lent? Many Christians abstain from meat on Fridays and fast on specific days. What to know ...

Hundreds of believers across the state celebrated Ash Wednesday, a religious day of fasting and prayer that marks the start of the season of Lent for Christians. In Manchester, Father Jason Jalbert ...

Hundreds of El Pasoans gathered at St. Patrick Cathedral for Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Lent with prayer, reflection, and commitments to spiritual renewal.

At the Colorado State Capitol, lawmakers are using this day to receive blessings and even pick up ashes.

Episcopal Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe plans to take an uncommon stance on immigration enforcement on Ash Wednesday – a prayerful ...

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday. He is lamenting the “ashes of ...