Ash Wednesday service at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Brattleboro, Vermont, in the US.

Fueled by youth searching for meaning in an uncertain world, Catholic influencers on social media have also emerged as significant factors driving this renewed interest.

Photos: Catholics around the Lehigh Valley attended services to mark Ash Wednesday, observed on the first day of Lent.

Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of Lent.

Roman Catholic churches all over the country have performed the ritual for Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. In the City of Talisay, the Lenten season opened with a Holy Mass at the Santa Teresa de Avila ...

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity’s 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahe… ...

A Catholic Mass was reportedly celebrated for the staff at the White House today in observance of Ash Wednesday. An email from the White House Management Office informed staff that the Mass would ...

Pews were packed at an Ash Wednesday mass led by Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski at Broward’s oldest Catholic Church earlier this afternoon.

Between 550 and 575 students came together at Powers Catholic High School in Flint this week for the school’s Ash Wednesday service.

What Is the Purpose of Ash Wednesday? Lent, a season of penance that includes prayer, fasting and almsgiving, begins with Ash Wednesday—a holy day of prayer and fasting.

Milwaukee's archbishop recognized Ash Wednesday with a Mass at Pius XI Catholic High School ...

A total of 180 students from St. Pius V School attended an Ash Wednesday mass along with parishioners.