Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Religion brings people together from every walk of life, not just for services, but also for religious holidays. One of the many ...

People across the world will have ashes spread on their foreheads on Feb. 18, as Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent for many Christians. What is the reason behind the marked foreheads of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the times of ancient Rome, some Christians have been wearing a smudge of ashes on their foreheads every year during the Day ...

Thousands of Oklahomans will don a cross of ashes on their foreheads later this month during Ash Wednesday to observe the beginning of a season of fasting and prayer, or Lent. Here's everything we ...

For many Christians, important religious holidays are right around the corner. Lent will soon start with Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide ...

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Ash Wednesday is one of the most well-known days in the Catholic and Christian calendars, bringing with it certain rules and restrictions with what it represents to followers of the ...

Lent is a 40-day period of spiritual reflection, fasting, and preparation that precedes Easter Sunday. Easter's date is determined by the lunar calendar, falling on the first Sunday after the first ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Today, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, is Ash Wednesday, the day that begins Lent for millions of Christians around the world. Marked by a simple cross of ashes on the forehead, Ash ...

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, ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

(AP) - This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other ...