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

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 ...

Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

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

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat Tuesday celebration.

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

Lent (a season of spiritual renewal) came early this year. Tony Campolo tells a parable of a boring, little town that decided to hold a footrace. One man fell to his knees, crying, ‘I have crossed the ...

Climate change and disease have resulted in a shortage of cocoa – and chocolate prices have surged as a result. It’s a bittersweet taste of things to come, warns James Moore ...