Christians around the world began the liturgical season of Lent. The start of Lent is determined by the date of Easter, which fluctuates from year to year. Easter is determined as ...

Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of Lent.

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter ...

USA Today adds that during Lent, Catholics and Christians will give up something they enjoy or something they feel like they should stop. Many Catholics also abstain from eating meat on Fridays ...

Lent (a season of spiritual renewal) came early this year. Tony Campolo tells a parable of a boring, little town that decided to hold a footrace. One man fell to his knees, crying, ‘I have crossed the ...

Lent runs for 40 days, and there are seven Fridays before it ends. Here are some places where you can get a fish fry and ...

The 40-day season of Lent prepares believers for Jesus' death and resurrection, which is celebrated on Easter. During Lent, Christians often give up something they enjoy as a way of becoming ...

The theme of this Faith Feeds is Prayer. You're invited to join us for one or more of our virtual Faith Feeds conversations on Zoom on Fridays from 1:00-2:00pm (ET) during Lent. The Faith Feeds ...

It lasts six weeks before Easter. Lent is the religious period of fasting and repentance for Christians. During this time of penance, charity and fasting, people "give up" luxuries and things they ...