Yesterday, March 5, churches were filled with worshippers present for this year’s Ash Wednesday Mass and ritual.

Ash Wednesday begins Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and reflection for Christians. Observed with the application of ashes on the forehead,...

Nigerian Christians have joined their counterparts worldwide to observe Ash Wednesday, a solemn day that officially heralds the commencement of the...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ash Wednesday, which falls and is celebrated this year on March 5, signifying the start of the season of Lent for...

‘This is not about wearing your faith on your sleeve and it’s not about parading your Catholicism ... it is a very private thing’

Students at Saint Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights helped prepare the way for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent with the...

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will preside over the Ash Wednesday mass at the Manila Cathedral on March 5, signaling the start of Lent.

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, was introduced to the Philippines over 500 years ago with the arrival of Spanish missionaries.

PETALING JAYA: Today, Christians join their Muslim friends in fasting as they begin Lent on Ash Wednesday.