Lent is a 40-day season observed by many Christians that begins with Ash Wednesday and leads into the final weeks of the ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here and the start of the Lenten season is underway. The religious holiday is a significant part of the Christian faith despite undergoing multiple changes throughout the ...

Lent is defined by Britannica as a "period of penitential preparation." It is generally a time of prayer, fasting, and charitable giving which lasts 40 days to reflect the story of Jesus Christ's 40 ...

CANTON − Lent, the 40-day period in Christianity leading up to Easter, is the one tradition that the world's more than 45,000 Christian denominations have in common. The practice of Lent, which begins ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on March 5 in 2025. The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar cycles that determine the date of Easter. Christians around the ...

As March begins, the warmer weather of spring and celebration of Easter, this year on Sunday, April 20, are on the way.

(RNS) — ‘This year we celebrate Lent amidst a growing crisis in America, driven by the political accumulation of wealth, power, and control,’ reads one of the letters from faith groups. WASHINGTON ...

The Lenten season is just two weeks away for Christians with Ash Wednesday rapidly approaching. The religious holiday is a significant part of the Christian faith despite undergoing multiple changes ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.