Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent for those in the Christian faith. Find out what date Ash Wednesday falls on in 2025, Lent dates and Easter.

Lenten symbols are placed before the altar at St. Anne Church in North Little Rock. For the past three years, Hannah Woeltje has prepared the altar for Lent. The items include a cross, crown of thorns ...

When is Good Friday 2025? Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and marks the day Jesus was crucified and died. This year, it is observed on April 18, 2025. Can you eat chicken ...

Approximately 6 by 5 inches and a compact 98 pages, Sister Wendy Beckett's “The Art of Lent” is a delight.

Here is a symbol of the cross and of struggle. The climb was up the rough side of the mountain; it was exhausting and difficult, testing their strength. This climb relates to life.

As the soft glow of dawn spreads across the horizon, the world stirs from slumber, and the faithful of two religions, Christianity and Islam, rise in humility. In homes where followers of each faith ...

However, Lent is a sacred time of repentance, reflection, and spiritual renewal, a season when we are reminded of the grace we have received through the cross. The cross: the ultimate act of ...

March 9, 2025: First Sunday of Lent The sun sets behind a desert view in the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area in Cave Creek, Arizona. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec) ...

Ash Wednesday has come and gone and Lent has begun. With it comes memes about fasting and the oddities of what the Church does and doesn’t consider meat. Lent is a significant period in the ...

Discover heartfelt messages and quotes to share on Ash Wednesday 2025, marking the beginning of Lent with reflection and renewal.

Celebrations What is Lent and why do people give up things that they like? Lent is here, and for those who are not celebrating, here is your quick guide to the religious practice.