Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of Christians will be observing the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. The tradition has its roots in the Old ...

If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...

As cars rushed down Woodbine Road on Wednesday morning, a cross, draped in Lenten purple linens and shrouded in morning fog beckoned commuters into a normally quiet park-and-ride lot just off ...

Ash Wednesday, falls on Feb. 18, 2026, this year. This year, Ash Wednesday is observed earlier than usual, because the Easter holiday is in early April this year. The holiday’s date changes every year ...

Trinity Lutheran Church congregation members stood in line to receive a dark cross mark made of palm ashes across their foreheads, commemorating the first day of the Lenten season and a symbol of ...

The Easter season is fast approaching, and for Christians, it begins with a focus on repentance and self-denial leading up to the holiday the faithful believe celebrates the resurrection of Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday, in most Christian denominations, is the beginning of the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday. It is observed with a service where the faithful are marked with ashes. Many adults, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - If churches seem a little busier today than they normally would be on a Wednesday, there is a reason. Catholic and Protestant Christians from a variety of denominations will be ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Wednesday marks 40 days until Easter—excluding Sundays—and Christians around the world, including in Savannah, are gathering in churches to receive ashes on their foreheads in ...

The faithful across Hancock County gathered at services Wednesday, opening the season of Lent with prayer, penance and fasting. Ash Wednesday is the first day of the 40-day Lenten season, dedicated to ...