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 ...

A parishioner receives ashes from a Deacon during Ash Wednesday mass on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at Gesu Catholic Church in downtown Miami. The mass was fully packed with standing rom only at the ...

Tonight, my church will have its first Ash Wednesday service. It’s a nondenominational evangelical church that meets in a high school in the heart of Hollywood, and after 20 years as a congregation, ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo lamented a world "in flames" due to wars and the destruction of the environment during an Ash Wednesday Mass, opening the season of Lent for the world's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Jay Janner/American-Statesman) Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, the 40-day Christian season of reflection, fasting and ...

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, ...

HUNTINGTON — Members and visitors of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran church in Huntington attended an Ash Wednesday service midday Wednesday. It was one of several observances hosted in the area. Ash ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 18, marking the beginning of the Lenten season. Multiple churches in the Baton Rouge area will be hosting Ash Wednesday services.

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, the 40-day Christian season of reflection, fasting and preparation leading up to Easter. The day is best known for the imposition of ashes - when clergy place ...