Following Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. For many, the day is the first day of giving something up ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores human mortality. It is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for ...

The race in the April 1 general election for the four-year at-large seat on the Fox Valley Park District board is between incumbent Joe Grisson III and Edward Ash, both from Aurora.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent ... MO 63005 Sweet Katie Bee's Bakery Café, 131 E 1st St B, O'Fallon, IL 62269 ...

Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where people from all denominations of Christianity practice self-sacrifice ...

Parishioners at Rockford’s Cathedral of St. Peter are praying for Pope Francis’ recovery as they begin the Lenten Season, which is a time of repentance and spiritual preparation for ...

The Knights of Columbus are hosting their 15th Annual Ash Wednesday Fish Fry at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. ST. LOUIS — ...

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash Wednesday this week.