In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

Pope Francis reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most ...

Pope Francis is showing improvement as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Friday, but he will not lead an ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is around the corner. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a ...

This Wednesday, many Christians will have ashes put on their forehead. Here are four things to know about Ash Wednesday.

This Wednesday, March 5, is Ash Wednesday. Do you have a ride to church? This day marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day ...

This Ash Wednesday many Christians will have a black cross smudged on their foreheads. A historian of Christianity explains ...

Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn of Christian dates. It's the start of a weekslong period for the faithful called Lent that comes ahead of one of the most joyous of Christian holidays.

Parishioner Esmeralda Martinez wears ash on her forehead as she prays after receiving communion during an Ash Wednesday church service at San Juan Diego Catholic Church in Dallas, on Wednesday ...