Letters: The ashes we receive on our foreheads are a mark of our repentance and reminder of our mortality in this penitential ...

As Ash Wednesday on Feb. 18 begins Lent’s 40 days of prayer and repentance, local Methodist churches invite all to reflect, ...

Feb. 18 will mark the beginning of Lent, a time when Catholics fast, reflect, and focus on strengthening their relationship ...

With the arrival of Lent, millions of Catholics around the world begin a period of reflection and spiritual preparation ...

"The imposition of ashes — of dust — is a reminder of our death, a symbol of sorrow for our sins" IN JUST over two weeks, on ...

Read 8 Ash Wednesday Prayers to Prepare Your Heart for Lent + BONUS 40-Day Prayer Journal by Judy McEachran and more articles ...

Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away. Amy Fritz, a dust-mitigation researcher at Johnson Space Center, pours ...

Ash Wednesday is observed by a variety of Christians around the world. The first day of the Lent season, a forty-day period of self-examination and penance before Easter is observed by Lutherans, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Epiphany earlier this month marked the beginning of the Carnival season, which includes the lead-up to Lent and the subsequent ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting that begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5 ...

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 ...