where you may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on their forehead or abstaining from eating meat. Ash Wednesday is a traditional day of repentance for Christians. While most ...

The tradition dates as far back as 601 AD, when 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory cemented the Lent as permanent tradition, according to the Museum of the Bible. At this time, Lent ...

A man's ashes that went missing in the post in a transatlantic mix-up have been found again. Lisa Barrett, 63, said her sister in the US had posted a sample of their father's ashes to her home in ...

Kenneth Wilson’s ashes were sent from the U.S. to the U.K. after his daughter was unable to attend his funeral in 2021 Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has ...