As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

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

Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. The ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

Vicksburg put the fun of Mardi Gras behind it as Lent officially began with Ash Wednesday across the River City and the rest ...

Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days, not ...

A Catholic parish in Des Moines says winter weather will not cancel their plans to commemorate Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday this week. St. Theresa Catholic Church will have a Mardi Gras celebration ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

CLIP 4123 TIME 18:51:04 "IT'LL BE A BUSY WEEK FOR ST. THERESA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH HERE IN DES MOINES WITH MARDI GRAS TUESDAY AND ASH WEDNESDAY MARKING THE START OF LENT. BUT THE PARISH SAYS EVEN ...