New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Today marks the beginning of Christianity’s 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of Easter Sunday next month.
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Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
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Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
Barry Williams/New York Daily News
Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
Barry Williams/New York Daily News
Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.
Barry Williams/New York Daily News
Father Fabian Arias gives out ashes outside the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Manhattan, New York.