Following Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. For many, the day is the first day of giving something up ...

Other historians say around the the year 1000, a priest named Aelfric said members of the church should put ashes upon their ...

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

On the night before Ash Wednesday, commonly referred to as Fat Tuesday, the parishioners of Christ Church gathered in their ...

Big week for Catholicism if you already didn’t know. I would say one of the most underrated weeks for a Catholic school kid.

Members of the Rome Fire Department joined Catholics across Central New York and worldwide to celebrate Ash Wednesday. The Very Rev. Sean P. O’Brien of St. Peter’s Church ...

David Beckham has a soft spot for his only daughter Harper Seven, 13, who he shares with wife Victoria Beckham, and his newest video shows how close they really are. The father-daughter duo enjoyed ...

Origin of the tradition of using ashes On Ash Wednesday, many Christians have ashes put on their forehead – a practice ... This tradition gave rise to the name “Mardi Gras,” or Fat Tuesday. The other ...

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 ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...

Noticing people with smudges on their foreheads today? It is Ash Wednesday, kicking off the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, sacrifice and fish Fridays ...