Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

Millions of Christians all over the world will be marking the start of an important period of time today, called Lent. But ...

Bunnies and candy eggs are fine, but there’s still a place in the Easter basket for books that deliver the message of Jesus's ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and ...

The day earned its name from the Christian tradition of seeking absolution before the start of Lent. Pancakes became ...

The Christian world today begins a 40-day period of praying, fasting, arms-giving and self-denial with Ash Wednesday. This ...

I t's fairly common to hear people describing what they're "giving up for Lent" each year, but many of the details about Lent ...

Ash Wednesday on March 5, 2025, marks the start of the 40-day Lenten season, a period of fasting, prayer, and repentance ...

The history of Ash Wednesday is far-reaching. Originally, Lent served as a period for Christians to prepare for Easter ...

It was there that they finally agreed to stick with the Roman practice of determining Easter. This brought England in line ...