Ash wednesday

• Christians around the world and here locally are observing Ash Wednesday. Church goers traditionally attend mass and wear a mark of ash on their foreheads as the Lenten season begins.
(msnbc.com)
• NEWARK -- Ash Wednesday marks the official beginning of the Lenten season. For many, including Catholics and Lutherans, the day cant go by without a visit to church.
(Newark Advocate)
• Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent - a tremendous opportunity for a holy period of self-reflection, growth and prayer.
(Washington Post)
• An Ohio church is offering a drive-through Ash Wednesday blessing for parishioners pressed for time or reluctant to come inside the church for the Lenten observance. The Rev.
(nola.com)
• SECAUCUS -- Dozens of people took time from the hustle and bustle of their morning commute today at the Frank R. Lautenberg train station in Secaucus to receive blessed ashes, marking the start of the Christian holy season of Lent.
(NJ.com)
• For Catholic and Protestant Christians, Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent and, for some, meant bearing the sign of the cross for a day on their foreheads. Ash Wednesday services were held as early as 7 a.m.
(Topeka Capital-Journal)
• Today is Ash Wednesday and services are planned throughout the Sacramento region at Roman Catholic and Protestant churches. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lenten season, a time of reflection for Christians.
(Sacramento Bee)
• Pope Benedict XVI rode on a motorized cart in an Ash Wednesday procession, forsaking the traditional short walk between two Rome churches as the 84-year-old pontiff tries to conserve his energy.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• An ecumenical Ash Wednesday service involving 10 Elmira-area churches will be held at 7 p.m. today at Trinity Episcopal Church, 304 N. Main St. in Elmira.
(Democrat and Chronicle)