The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year and will mark the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. Lent is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with ...

“When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites…. anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden.” Find today’s readings here ...

For many Christians, important religious holidays are right around the corner. Lent will soon start with Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate they ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

Aura farming” has recently become an annoyingly popular term to describe supposedly effortless attention-seeking, but as far ...

A beloved comedian who regularly performed at Liverpool's renowned Hot Water Comedy Club has died Davey Ash was remembered as "a proper comic" who "always brought the room with him". The "naturally ...

As it closes in on the $400 million mark, the film has already surpassed the domestic grosses of several major titles, including Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ...

Some reasons for Fire and Ash not reaching the box office benchmarks set by the first two films may include a comparatively weaker critical reception, the fading novelty of the Avatar experience, and ...

Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection, marks the commencement of Lent, the most penitential season in the Christian calendar for Catholics and many other denominations. This period ...

Rev. Fr. Ian Kenneth Mamauag, administrator of the Our Lady of Atocha Parish, leads the community in burning old and blessed ‘palaspas’ to ashes. PHOTO BY KURT DELA PEÑA/ INQUIRER.net ISABELA, ...