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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WFMZ) -- Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent for 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide. It also marks the start of the Holy season for the first American Pope. Pope Leo XIV led his first ...

Millions of Christians around the world attended Mass on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season that prepares the faithful for Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day period ...

DAYTONA BEACH — For most Christians, Ash Wednesday is observed during meditative services inside a church. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, the 40-day solemn Christian season of repentance, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Catholics in the Capital Region marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes. Related: Family members care for gravesites of loved ones at Albany cemetery The Cathedral of the ...

Trinity Lutheran Church congregation members stood in line to receive a dark cross mark made of palm ashes across their foreheads, commemorating the first day of the Lenten season and a symbol of ...

For Elizabeth Delgadillo, an 18-year-old Santa Ana College student, attending Mass on Ash Wednesday has been a family tradition since childhood. Now returning to the Catholic faith on her own terms, ...

SANTA CRUZ — Parishioners received ashes on their foreheads at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz during Ash Wednesday morning Mass on Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – In honor of Ash Wednesday, Medical Center Health in Odessa offered special services for staff members, patients, and family members. The religious day is celebrated by ...

Cardinal Joseph Tobin greets Ash Wednesday Mass attendees at St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Credit: RNS photo/Fiona Murphy NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — Cardinal Joseph ...

DE PERE, Wis. (WBAY) - For many Christians, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer ahead of Easter. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in De Pere offered ashes to go ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Congregations across Jonesboro gathered for Ash Wednesday services, marking the beginning of Lent for many Christians. Churches held services from early morning through the ...