Across the world Wednesday, you may find people with ash marks on their foreheads and talking about what they will be giving up for the next 46 days. It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that ...

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Downtown Syracuse will hold Ash Wednesday masses at the following times for the distribution of ashes: 7:00 a.m. Noon 5:10 p.m.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a time of preparation for Easter for many people of faith. For practicing Catholics, it’s a time to reflect and ...

There was no word from the Vatican about the nature of his illness, but the pope was seen coughing and blowing his nose during the Ash Wednesday Mass. St. Patrick’s Church, in Glenamaddy, Galway ...

Crosses marked with ash adorn the foreheads of many during an Ash Wednesday Mass at the St. Anthony of Padua-St. Victor Catholic Church in Tamuning on March 6, 2019.

FILE - Dorsey Prince, right, and Shannon Carter pray during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, Feb. 22, 2023.

The Diocese of Huron, which covers more than 200 Anglican churches in Southwestern Ontario, isn’t reopening any sites until Feb. 28, forcing Ash Wednesday and early Lenten services online.

Dorsey Prince, right, and Shannon Carter pray during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day ...