After six Fridays of not eating meat, Christians observing Lent are nearly at the finish line. The 40-day season of prayer comes to an end this week just ahead of the Easter holiday. The period ...

Easter Sunday is this weekend, but when is Lent really over? Here's what you need to know. Lent starts the Easter season on Ash Wednesday, but it actually ends before Easter Day. This year ...

If you've been "fasting" from unhealthy habits for Lent, you're in luck: Thursday is the last day of Lent. The weeks-long spring tradition of Lent is celebrated by millions of Christians around ...

It's also the day Lent ends. Here's what to know about the final day of Lent — also known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday — and what it means. The Lenten period is when Catholic observers ...

Easter 2025 is this Sunday, April 20, 2025. Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most important week in Catholicism ...