On Ash Wednesday, those black smudges you see on some people's foreheads are the sign of the cross from ashes administered by church leaders that symbolize mortality and repentance. Church leaders ...

Wondering why a small dusty cross anoints the foreheads of Christians once a year? They're celebrating Ash Wednesday, which for many also marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Christians will observe Ash Wednesday on March 5 ... marks the forehead of each participant with black ashes in the shape of a cross. In the Roman Catholic church, individuals ...

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 priest ... It is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday ...

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

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 priest ... It is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday ...

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 priest ... It is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the ... the forehead of each participant with black ashes in the shape of a cross. In the Roman Catholic church ...