with Ash Wednesday becoming the official day for Christians to begin their observance of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. ALSO READ: Here are foods to avoid during ...

The fiasco began earlier this week when Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, revealed that he’d been inadvertently added to a chat group where high-profile members of President ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — Many of the faithful across KELOLAND attended Ash Wednesday services to mark the beginning of the 40 days of Lent. The ailing Pope Francis is in the prayers of both ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, held in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. Lent is 40 days long to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and ...

ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Prayer and almsgiving are also important parts of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, so it also falls ...

Ash Wednesday comes as Pope Francis continues to battle health problems. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan was at mass in Newark, where she spoke to Cardinal Joseph Tobin, who is close to the ...

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 ...