TAMPA, Fla. — The immediate future of the Cross Bay Ferry was decided during the Hillsborough County Commission meeting on Wednesday. The service that runs between Tampa and St. Pete’s ...

Find out the date of Ash Wednesday this year, plus other important observances including Easter Sunday.

Reverend John-James Arcidiacono, center, leads Ash Wednesday services with Deacons Robert Rinne, left, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver on March 5, 2025.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Barbara took Ash Wednesday to the streets. For the second consecutive year, the church hosted a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service on ...

Ash Wednesday calls fire-scarred faithful to walk path of sorrow, renewal In Altadena, Santa Monica and Sierra Madre, the start of Lent is marked by ashes ...

The Rev. Erin Daniels, pastor of Crossroads Church in Waverly, makes the sign of the cross with ashes on the forehead of church member Sally Leach during an Ash Wednesday service Wednesday afternoon.

Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season are a reminder for people to try their best throughout the season, and their lives, to deepen their faith and deepen their relationship with God, he said.

Marking the forehead with a cross made of ashes is a traditional practice for many Christians on Ash Wednesday, signifying the start of a six-week period of penance leading up to Easter.

The 40-day season of Lent began as Christian faithful around the world celebrated Ash Wednesday in preparation for Easter in a period for penance, reflection and fasting among those of the ...