The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, his 20th day in hospital, as his condition remains stable ...

Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, officially marking the start of Lent, a 40-day period observed by many Christians worldwide ...

Catholics receive ashes on their foreheads during Ash Wednesday services at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso, Texas, on March ...

The day that begins the Lenten season is called Ash Wednesday. Here are four things to know about it. 1. Origin of the tradition of using ashes On Ash Wednesday, many Christians have ashes put on ...

ROME (TNND) — Vatican officials said Pope Francis is resting on this Ash Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period.

As Catholics worldwide marked the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, worshippers across Nigeria offered prayers for the ...

It's Ash Wednesday and a service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. is taking place.

Church pews at Christian churches throughout Western New York might be filled on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is one of the ...