Ash Wednesday is today, marking the start of Lent and the Christian Easter Season. The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, has roots all the way back to the Middle Ages. While most commonly ...

Pope Gregory, according to the Museum of the Bible, was also the one to establish the tradition of marking the foreheads of worshipers with ashes in the shape of the cross on Ash Wednesday.

(WBOY) — Christians all over West Virginia and the world observed Ash Wednesday this week ... were anointed with ash in ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Christians will observe Ash Wednesday on March 5, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual ...

Prayer and almsgiving are also important parts of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, so it also falls ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5 ... was tempted by the devil before starting his public ministry, according to the Bible. The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting and giving to charity.

Christians in the suburbs and around the world marked the start of Lent through Ash Wednesday services, drive-through distributions and Ashes on the Go events Wednesday. The ashes, applied on the ...

Christians will celebrate Ash Wednesday is tomorrow ... according to the Museum of the Bible. Christians observe Lent for 40 days to represent the time Jesus spent fasting and praying in ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing penance for sins and seeking spiritual renewal ...