Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days, not ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and prayer that ends at Easter. For ...

Democratic Rep. Al Green: "What I did was from my heart. People are suffering. And I was talking about Medicaid." Wednesday, lawmakers advanced a bill that bans vaccines from being administered ...

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, ...