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

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

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

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...

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 ...

For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of preparation called Lent and a season of celebration called Easter ... “Shrove Tuesday,” ...

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

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 ...

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

Today is Ash Wednesday, which for Catholics and many Christians, marks the start of Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter. This ritual usually takes place in a church. The faithful received ashes on ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who is in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia. (AP V ...

At St. Columba Cathedral, Bishop David Gonnar led the service where dozens of people gathered for mass. Those who participate ...