Principal Denise Stauffer recognizes Joseph Bertke during the 2025 Holy Angels 8th grade graduation mass on Wednesday. Being ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before ...

Adults, families and children attended other services throughout the day for Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day of fasting and prayer. It is the start of the Lenten period that ends with Easter.

Ash Wednesday marks the Christian period of Lent, prior to the Holy Week. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images Ash Wednesday follows Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, when worshippers ...

Meanwhile, residents of nearby Paete, a town of 25,000 people, pushed life-size images of Christ and saints during an evening procession around small roads on Holy Wednesday. The following day ...

TODAY's observance of Holy Wednesday or Spy Wednesday reminds the faithful how Jesus was betrayed to the Romans by his apostle Judas Iscariot in exchange for 30 pieces of silver. Holy Wednesday is ...

In many Christian faiths, it resumes with Holy Wednesday, or Spy Wednesday, before entering into the Triduum. The Triduum of Holy Week includes Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, Good Friday and ...