Not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, but for those who do, it typically involves attending a church service. During the service, clergy members either mark a cross on worshippers’ foreheads with ...

After Mardi Gras, the Christian community begins observing the season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts until ...

In antiquity, statues were worshiped. As religions developed and faiths were defined in Biblical texts and commentaries, ...

While not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, those who do usually attend a service to mark the occasion. This year's Ash ...

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The Lenten ritual is six weeks of abstinence and fasting that emerged out of pagan practices. The word itself derived from ...

Before Lent begins, Louisiana’s Catholic communities celebrate Mardi Gras the old-fashioned way — with prayer, music and a ...

The liturgy of Ash Wednesday has come to tell us something new about time, our time, and to invite us into a new ...