Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. The ...

It is a time to express devotion to spiritual matters rather than more corporeal pleasures, and some people are inspired by the arrival of Lent to make a voluntary, more contemporary, sacrifice, such ...

The U.K.-based group Christian Concern has begun a Lent prayer campaign urging supporters to devote daily prayer time toward ...

For baby boomers who grew up attending Catholic school – or weekly classes on Sundays – in the 1960s and 1970s, the season of ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

In a few days, Christians will begin practicing the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, known as Lent. The period is ...

An excerpt on generosity and solidarity from “Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving ...

Our traditional Lenten practices can certainly be shared with the younger members of the Church, helping us to pray together ...

Many around the world use the season of Lent to prepare specific homemade delicacies to remind them of the life of Jesus ...

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

Lent begins March 5, and different denominations of Christianity have varied traditions for the 40 days leading to observance ...

If you're observing lent in 2025, you may be wondering when the six-week period ends. Find out dates for Lent, Ash Wednesday, ...