Rev. Michael Chaney stood on the sidewalk outside a Savannah Coffee shop, offering ashes to go for Ash Wednesday.

Why do so many people make an extra effort to get to church on Ash Wednesday — the first of Lent's 40 days — when it is not a holy day of obligation, and they are not required to receive ashes?

Fr. Chris Harris of Christ Church Cranbrook targets Royal Oak market, local nursing homes and other spots for outreach at the ...

Ash Wednesday reminds us that we are part of a vast, recycling masterpiece — to "remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." ...

In this season of Lent, the church paused at Ash Wednesday to hear the ancient words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” We are reminded ...

In the Christian tradition, many who celebrates Ash Wednesday are marked with an ash cross on the forehead, and hear the words, many say, “Remember that from dust you came ...

Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 18, 2026. Here's what it means and where to get ashes in Austin, including early morning and drive-through options.

The topic of fasting got extra attention in a variety of Aiken-area churches Feb. 18 — Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent, with its traditional emphasis on self-denial and inner change.

Millions of Christians around the world attended Mass on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season that prepares the faithful for Easter.

Ash Wednesday, Ariana Duduna '28 argues, is a way for Catholics and non-Catholics alike to reflect on their mortality rather ...