The holy Lenten season, beginning Wednesday, March 5, is a time when many observers choose to give up daily pleasures during the 40-day period leading up to Easter. Spending days abstaining from ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is this week. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Here’s what ...

During Lent, shark meat demand spikes in Guatemala. But where does it come from, and what species are we eating? This study ...

Wednesday, March 5, marks the beginning of Lent, a season observed by Christians around the world. This time has traditionally been kept by Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, and some others ...

The Lenten season is in full swing for practicing Christians, which means Easter is rapidly approaching. Through prayer, almsgiving and repentance, believers are preparing for the Easter season ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls 6½ weeks before Easter each year. Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast ...

Lent is a 40-day season that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday the week before Easter, although some denominations continue it until Holy Saturday.

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we know on dates, meanings and more.

The Lenten season, beginning on Ash Wednesday and concluding on Holy Saturday, serves as a time of reflection on Jesus Christ’s journey—his temptation in the wilderness, his suffering, and ...

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.