(Photo by Evan Bevins) BELPRE — Pioneer Presbyterian Church offered members of the community an opportunity to observe the beginning of Lent outside of the traditional evening Ash Wednesday ...

As Lent begins, many are using this time for prayer, fasting, and reflection, aiming to deepen their faith as they prepare for Easter Christian and Catholic communities around the country ...

Ash Wednesday is the start of lent which lasts 40 days and leads up to Easter. It is a time or repentance and reflection. Many people also give something up during this period as a form of sacrifice.

While Ash Wednesday’s message focuses on mortality, the day as well as the following 40 days of Lent remind all about immortality, about life everlasting. One can read this in Daniel 12:2 ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation leading to Easter in many Western Christian traditions. The following ...

If you take part in Lent, remember, you don’t have to substitute sabor during this time of reflection. Here are my favorite Mexican meatless recipes and Ash Wednesday dinner ideas for Lent.

March 5 (UPI) --The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter. Ashes "revive in us the memory of what we are," but also ...

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions. Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a ...

Ash Wednesday has arrived, and Lent 2025 has officially begun. For millions of Christians around the world, this marks the beginning of a spring tradition in honor of Jesus Christ's resurrection ...

One of the primary dietary restrictions Catholics observe during this time is abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays of Lent. Understanding what foods are permissible ...

Today thousands of Christians in Alabama and millions worldwide will observe Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the penitential season leading up to the celebration of Easter on ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of reflection, fasting, and prayer observed by Christians worldwide. It is a day of repentance and humility which is symbolized by the ...