Trump, first lady say will 'join in prayer' with Catholics, other Christians on Ash Wednesday

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump say they will pray for Catholics and other Christians on Ash Wednesday. 

"This Ash Wednesday, we join in prayer with the tens of millions of American Catholics and other Christians beginning the holy season of Lent – a time of spiritual anticipation of the passion, death and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ," the first family said in a statement.

They made the announcement two days after wishing the best to people who celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

The first family also said in the statement that Christians wearing "crosses of ash on their foreheads [is] a sacred reminder of our mortality and our enduring need for Christ’s infinite mercy and redeeming love."

The president has said that he was confirmed as a Presbyterian but now identifies as a non-denominational Christian. The Washington Post also reports the first lady identifies as a Catholic, as she confirmed after visiting the Vatican in 2017.