Lent is well underway, and millions of Christians around the world are observing. The weeks-long spring tradition is practiced in honor of Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. What are ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

While Ramadan nears its close with Eid al-Fitr, another religious season also reaches its close with the end of Lent drawing near. Good Friday will help mark the end of the Lenten season.

"Dearest friends, let us live this Lent as a time of healing, all the more as it is the Jubilee," Francis said. "I too am experiencing it this way, in my soul and in my body." "That is why I give ...

In the fourth century, Lent developed as a time to accompany catechumens preparing for baptism. It was first explicitly mentioned at the Council of Nicaea in 325. Originally, Lent began on the ...

“Holy and Great Lent is a welcome time for us to purify ... I spend my time adjusting Lenten requirements to the faithful. A child, a pregnant woman, or a young man does not have the same ...

From hearty soups to seafood favorites and veggie-packed dishes, these recipes make Lent easy. You won’t miss the meat, and you won’t run out of ideas. Asian glazed salmon. Photo credit: Honest and ...

The word “lent” brings ideas of giving up something (usually something we really love to eat) and Friday fish dinners. But you know many Christians who attend church regularly may not even ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Lent starts on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and continues for 40 days until Easter Sunday, April 20. During this time, Christians abstain from eating meat on Fridays ...

What is Mardi Gras season all about and what’s it like to experience it? Today is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent starts. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and that date floats ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, and ends on Thursday, April 17. Unless otherwise noted, all locations below will sell fish every Friday afternoon until Easter, except Good Friday, which is ...