The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.

The holy day marks 40 days before Easter, a time of prayer and fasting. The Associated Press has photos from the Philippines of the faithful observing Ash Wednesday. Devotees line up to be marked ...

Ash Wednesday is today, marking the start of Lent and the Christian Easter Season. The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, has roots all the way back to the Middle Ages. While most commonly ...

See photos below ... Ashes are moistened with holy water and placed on churchgoers’ foreheads on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Hellertown.