The ashes placed in the sign of a cross on worshipers' foreheads on Ash Wednesday are supposed to be made from last year's Palm Sunday palm branches, according to the Catholic News Agency.

Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and ...

Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots ... including children and the elderly, are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Ash Wednesday kicks off ...

Ash Wednesday is on March 5 ... according to the Catholic News Agency. However, fasting is exempted for children or the elderly. Fat Tuesday, which translates to Mardi Gras in French, is on ...

Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and older ...

Several local congregations — including St. Michael Catholic Church in Greenfield— honored Ash Wednesday this week, marking the start of Lent. Many Christians use 40 days of Lent as a time for ...