What's old is new again because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Christians marking Ash Wednesday this week won't get the familiar cross of ashes traced on their foreheads. Rather, local Roman ...

READ MORE: Lent 2021: When does Lent start? When does it end? Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed by Western Christians and marks the first day of Lent. The date of Ash Wednesday comes after ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent The ash crosses usually seen on observers' foreheads are meant to represent mortality and penance for their sins The practice is said to have begun around the ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Many Christians celebrated Ash Wednesday, the start of the 40-day period of Lent leading to Easter, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Bishop Paul Bradley with the Diocese of ...

“Ashes are a powerful reminder of the fragility of life.” Typically, on Ash Wednesday, church leaders in liturgical traditions across the globe remind parishioners of their human mortality by ...

Giuliano won't be using his finger this year to make the sign of the cross on the foreheads of his congregation for Ash Wednesday. Instead, he will be following the Vatican's request ...

A Catholic faithful wears a face mask during the celebration of Ash Wednesday in Cali, Colombia, on February 17, 2021. Ash Wednesday marks the Christian period of Lent, prior to the Holy Week.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ash Wednesday traditionally draws Northeast Ohio Catholics to church, to line up to have ashes smudged on their foreheads, as a symbol of penance. This year, the Catholic ...

READ MORE: Lent 2021: When does Lent start? When does it end? Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed by Western Christians and marks the first day of Lent. The date of Ash Wednesday comes after ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, which is a 40 day period when Catholics are asked to devote themselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading Scripture, to service by giving alms ...