In the 40 days leading up to Easter, many Christians celebrate Lent, which is the annual Christian holiday that precedes Easter. Derived from the Anglo Saxon word "lencten," meaning "spring," Lent is ...

For non-Christians and some types of Christians, the coming season can be confusing. What is Lent? Do I have to give up chocolate, or drinking? Why do people have ashes on their foreheads? For 40 days ...

I know Lent has started, but maybe I’m not the only one who still appreciates a good find. Besides, Lent is a long season. These three finds might be beneficial for you and your family. Each day ...

Denver — This past Sunday, Feb. 17 marked the start of Sundays known as the “Gesimas”: Septuagesima Sunday, followed by Sexagesima Sunday, and Quinquagesima Sunday. Septuagesima kicks off a period ...

Lent is that time of year when Catholics smear ash on their foreheads and give up eating chocolate or checking Facebook or watching television, right? That may be the basic view from the outside, but ...

NEW ORLEANS — With Ash Wednesday, comes the start of Lent and also the beginning of Fish Fry events at churches around the city. Here is a list of Fish Fry events provided by the Archdiocese of New ...

The Catholic Community of Northbrook (also referred to as St. Norbert and Our Lady of the Brook Parish) and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (OLPH) in Glenview, have Lenten calendars which ...

Lent 2023, will be observed from February 22 to April 8 this year. Lent is a period of religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar and it marks the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting in ...

Zion Lutheran Church, Broad and Lemon streets, East Petersburg, will mark Lent on Wednesday and the following Wednesdays through March 24, with the Rev. Daniel M. Long leading studies on Via Crucis ...