Multiple pews and pillars were burned and stained glass windows shattered by an alleged vandal on Ash Wednesday.
Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.
A devotee with an ash cross on her forehead prays during Ash Wednesday rites March 5, 2025 at the Redemptorist Church in ...
The faithful trudged up the hill to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center on the first Ash Wednesday after the Eaton Fire, ...
The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is credited for applying the ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead. Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation? Not according to britannica.com.
Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of Lent.
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that marks the start of the six weeks of penitence before ...
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season for Chicago Catholics, with many carrying an ashen cross across their ...