Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...

Some or all of the following prayers may be used at the graveside of a family member or friend. All make the Sign of the Cross. The leader begins: We know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent ...

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

Hundreds of believers across the state celebrated Ash Wednesday, a religious day of fasting and prayer that marks the start ...

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.