Hands clasped in joy, face framed by a wimple, she could with equal élan propose that Dutch Golden Age painter Gerard ter ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer ... “Usually, there would be a large fire the week before Easter.” There’s an art to getting the ashes just right, though. According to the National ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn of Christian dates. It's the start of a weekslong period for the faithful called Lent that comes ahead of one of the most joyous of Christian holidays.

Marking the beginning of the holiest time in the Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday comes with its own ... “dust thou art and into dust thou shall return”. The ashes symbolise repentance ...