Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get your calendars ready for next month — March hosts several holidays this year. From Fat Tuesday to Palm Sunday, the Easter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring is here, which means many important religious dates are coming up. Christians are currently practicing Lent, a 40-day ...

Lent and the 2026 Easter season will begin on Ash Wednesday, which comes on the heels of the cultural celebration of Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday), as Christians in the United States and ...

With the blossoming of spring brings the holiest day in the Christian religion — the celebration of Easter. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday and when it will be observed this year.

Lent is a 40-day period of reflection, prayer, and repentance observed by Catholics leading up to Easter. The season begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Many people give up a luxury of ...

Lent and the 2026 Easter season, which began with Ash Wednesday as part of a triple holiday overlap in mid-February, are nearing an end for Christians in the United States and around the world. Here ...

Easter 2025 is this Sunday, April 20, 2025. Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most important week in Catholicism, includes ...

We're down to the final days of Lent 2025. The weeks-long spring tradition is celebrated by millions of Christians around the world. The period leads up to Easter Sunday, celebrated in honor of Jesus ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival of Ash Wednesday. Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s Day, ...

As the liturgical season of Lent enters its first full week, it is a time to adjust one's routine to be in a better place spiritually during the 40 days of the Lenten season, according to Pastor Jesse ...

As Laura Kelly Fanucci reminded us, "The purpose of Lent is to prepare us for Easter. But how often do we get caught up in Lent for Lent’s sake—as if it’s the Spiritual Olympics of prayer, fasting, ...