Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

The House on Tuesday gave initial approval to a measure by state Rep. Cathy Joy Loy, R-Carthage, that would block orders ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, often involving something significant in your daily life ...

Is pancake day the same every year? And why do we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Here are all your essential questions ...

This time of year, it’s spelled paczki. The traditional Polish doughnuts, pronounced “poonch-key” or “punch-key,” are a treat before Lent. Polish Catholics feast on them as they prepare for six lean ...

Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday ...

It'll soon be the time that we're allowed to over-indulge in pancakes for an entire day - and this year Pancake Day will fall ...

Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has backed a call by actor Idris Elba to take action on kitchen knives. Luther star Elba, 52, has called for a ban on kitchen knives with a pointed end, in a ...