Every year in February and March, you'll see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads. There's a simple reason for it – it's Ash Wednesday, an important season for Christians. Ash ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Here's a list of dates for Ash Wednesday, Easter and Passover this year. Ash Wednesday – also known as the Day of Ashes – is a day of repentance and fasting, when Christians, especially Catholics, ...

Ashes will be distributed during all services that will be held at various times on Ash Wednesday, March 5, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, to mark the ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

The Bridge Presbyterian Church announced it will host the fifth annual Drive Through Imposition of Ashes for Ash Wednesday.

The United Methodist Church of Libertyville, at 429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville, will be offering a special Drive-Through Ash Wednesday Blessing on March 5. This unique event is open to everyone from ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday is not tied to a specific date. As a result, all of the related religious ...

The Atkinson Congregational Church will be hosting its “Ashes to Go” from 8 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. on Ash Wednesday, March ...