Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation leading to Easter in many Western Christian traditions. The following images capture Chicagoans ...

Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning ...

It’s Ash Wednesday, a day to mark the first day of Lent for many Christian groups including Catholics, Lutherans, and ...

Meet me tomorrow at the Shrove Grove, yeah? Gonna get all shrived, like completely and utterly shriven. Wednesday? Ash.' ...

Folks at Easton Baking Co. in Easton work all day and into the night preparing for the annual Fastnaucht Day celebration.

Lent is a significant season of reflection and preparation for Christians, leading up to the celebration of Easter. It's a 40 ...

From St. Anthony's Ash Wednesday service Wednesday, March 5, 2025. It signifies the beginning of Lent, the period from Ash ...

Carnival season is under way across Europe and the Americas. These pre-Lent festivals, often a blend of local pagan and Catholic traditions, usher out winter and welcome the coming spring. Gathered ...

St. Peter Church in Danbury celebrated multiple Masses on Ash Wednesday to distribute ashes to mark the start of Lent. Students from St. Peter School on the opposite of Main Street from the church ...