Ash Wednesday can take place anywhere from Feb. 4 through March 10, and this year, it falls on the earlier side.

Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent. See photos below. The Rev. John A. Krivak, pastor at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman ...

Lent is a 40-day season that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends at sunset on Holy Thursday the week before Easter, although ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

This week, Christians across South Jersey are set to gather for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Here's a quick guide to what this holy day means and how it's practiced. More: Will South ...

A procession of the faithful greeted clergy and lay ministers on Ash Wednesday in Upland. The annual mobile service Wednesday morning, March 5, at St. Mark Episcopal Parish marked the beginning of ...

Each year, people of Christian faith around the world observe Lent. The 40-day period precedes Easter and is a time when followers engage in a variety of rituals including prayer, fasting, abstaining ...