Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is around the corner. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Here ...

This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall in the first week of March, almost a full month later. Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are, their origins and why ...

This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall in the first week of March, almost a full month later. Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are, their origins and why ...

For many Catholics and Christians, Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent and the Easter season next week. Here's what Ash Wednesday is, why Lent is 40 days.

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality. ... Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is this week.

Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday.

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we know on dates, meanings and more.

Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Easter season for certain denominations of Christianity (primarily Catholics and Orthodox) is this week. Take a look to see when Ash Wednesday is, what ...

With Ash Wednesday now delegated to a cardinal, the next major events come during Holy Week and Easter, which this year falls on April 20. 5 Pope Francis in Rome on January 25, 2025.

Ash Wednesday lands at the start of March this year, marking the start of the Lenten season, a 40-day period of reflection before the joyful celebration that is Easter.

Vatican Makes New Plans for Ash Wednesday as Worst Is Apparently Over in Pope's Pneumonia Battle ROME (AP) — Pope Francis reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia Friday as ...