Update: 5:03 p.m. March 4, 2025: This story was updated with new details ahead of Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is this week. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is ...

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash Wednesday this week. Many Catholics and Episcopalians and some in ...

Ashes are a symbol of penance. Marking the first day of the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, Ash Wednesday is also a day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. Unlike many other holidays ...

Joseph’s Catholic Church on Wednesday morning joined Christians around the world kicking off the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday ... we want to enter into a new way of life,” Phyong ...

The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar cycles that determine the date of Easter. Christians around the world and in Michigan will begin the season of Lent this ...