Noticing people with smudges on their foreheads today? It is Ash Wednesday, kicking off the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious ...

Here's what to know about Easter 2025, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and when lent starts this year. This year, Easter Sunday is observed on Sunday, April 20. Easter is the holiest day ...

It's also referred to as "Shrove Tuesday," coming from the practice of "shriving," which means purifying oneself through ...

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 resurrection. After sunset, the Easter Vigil is often celebrated it is a a ...

The dates of the Jewish holiday of Passover are also based on a lunar calendar and change year to year. In 2025, Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on ...

In 2025, Easter will be on April 20 this year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it is a “movable feast” that can happen between March 22 and April 25 on the Gregorian calendar. On the Julian ...

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.

As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations.

A cluster of new and forthcoming titles, including devotionals and other works by popular Christian pastors, theologians, and ...