Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, Lent means no meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during the season.

Other historians say around the the year 1000, a priest named Aelfric said members of the church should put ashes upon their ...

The Lenten Season has officially begun, as millions across the world celebrate Ash Wednesday. Here in Terre Haute, people ...

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

Mardi Gras season is bookended by two days on the Christian calendar. The season starts on Euphony, which marks the end of the Christmas season and the beginning of ...

On the night before Ash Wednesday, commonly referred to as Fat Tuesday, the parishioners of Christ Church gathered in their ...

Big week for Catholicism if you already didn’t know. I would say one of the most underrated weeks for a Catholic school kid.

First Presbyterian Church in Owensboro is hosting its annual “Ashes To Go” event. Officials say it is a drive-in blessing for the beginning of Lent. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. you are asked to drive into ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days, not ...