While St. Valentine remains the patron saint of lovers, the feast day in his honor is no longer on the Catholic Church's ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes are made from the palms from the previous Palm Sunday and they are a public sign of faith ...

According to Catholic Online, Ash Wednesday has immense importance in the faith of Catholic believers. It reads: "Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical ...

Ash Wednesday draws its significance from the exaltation that the Roman Catholic church accords to Lent. “Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance ...

This year, Valentine's Day coincides with Ash Wednesday, which for Christians ... sackcloth and ashes as a sign of penance, according to catholic.org. Today’s ashes are the remains of dried ...

The goals are nearly 5 km apart! Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. This picture shows Catholic worshippers at a Mass in Washington DC. Their foreheads are marked with crosses of black ash.