The exceptionally strong winds the evening of Ash Wednesday did not stop folks from attending Jackson Center Presbyterian Church, where a Lenten cross has been place beside ...

Each year, in many Christian denominations, Ash Wednesday is celebrated to mark the first day of Lent – recognizing six weeks ...

At 6:30 a.m. on Ash Wednesday morning, I stood in line at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Ariz., to receive ashes on my forehead. Tables were set up outside ...

For parishioners at Holy Cross church on Buffalo's West Side, Lent began as both a self-reflective journey, and a celebration.

Pastor Heidi Holst places a cross of ashes on Becky Brown’s forehead in an Ash Wednesday service at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The ashes are a reminder of the words, “Remember you are dust and unto ...

Pioneer Presbyterian Church offered members of the community an opportunity to observe the beginning of Lent outside of the ...

Grace Lutheran Church in Long Beach continued its tradition of offering ashes to go on Ash Wednesday. This year, the event ...

Image Courtesy of Statesman Journal By Zachary Lichter This year, March 5 marked the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday.

BRAINERD — Christians across the lakes area hosted services on Ash Wednesday, March 5, to mark the beginning of the 40-day ...

Pioneer Presbyterian Church offered members of the community an opportunity to observe the beginning of Lent outside of the ...

T he leader of southeastern Michigan's Catholics stood in the aisle at a historic church in downtown Detroit on Wednesday ...

The idea is that in our baptism we receive the life of Christ, and became a new creation in, but we don’t always live up to that, ” says Bishop Greg Kelly. “We can kind of drift along into bad habits ...