My friend’s church has initiated a novel Lenten practice, which is to write a letter every day in Lent and mail it: 40 letters in 40 days. The idea is to write something positive to someone ...

We all need to repent for complicity in licensing Donald Trump to unleash an agenda of retribution and meanness throughout the world.

The trick to a meaningful Lent, wise folks will tell you, is to choose something small and nurturing to bring into your life.

Metro Atlanta Metro Atlanta ‘To dust we shall return’: Catholics pray for pope as Lent begins Pope Francis spends Ash Wednesday, and his third week in the hospital, battling pneumonia in both ...

Lent 2025: Why people walk around with a smudged cross of ashes on their foreheads on Lent and why do Christians give things up for this festival before Easter?

Yesterday, March 5, churches were filled with worshippers present for this year’s Ash Wednesday Mass and ritual.

Many Maryland Christians marked Ash Wednesday with special services as Lent begins.

“Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and our families,” the pope said.

On Ash Wednesday, many Christians fast and begin penance by giving up something for Lent.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.