Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

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 the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

Easter is a few months away, but several other religious holidays, like Ash Wednesday, are coming up. Here's when Fat Tuesday ...

During Roman Catholic Mass, one of the biggest services takes place at the start of Lent. However, the Eastern Orthodox begin their Lenten season on a Monday rather than Wednesday. The term that ...

Ash Wednesday - the start of Easter Lent season for Christians - falls on Valentine's Day in 2024. What does it mean? Why ...

Parishioners at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Reading gather during Lent to make pierogies. One Catholic parish is incorporating food with faith to celebrate Lent. With a tablespoon of salt ...

On the first day of Lent, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit on the Shroud of ...

WHAT is the point of a Lent book? I suppose there is more than one answer to that: to quicken the soul, to awaken the ...

The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Here's what to know about Ash Wednesday 2025. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. The Roman Catholic day of fasting ...