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 season lasts for 40 days, ending during Holy Week, the final week before Easter. In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent ends on Holy Thursday, or April 17, 2025. For Protestant denominations, the last ...

Six saints and blesseds have offered these profound reflections on how to live this time of Lent authentically through ...

As we head into the end of March, you may be anticipating the arrival of Easter. But it won't be here for several more weeks.

Here are five traditional hymns commonly sung at church services during the season of Lent, including their historical ...

For Lent, more than 12,000 people have pledged to boycott companies that Faithful America says is aligned with the president and his policies.

This year, the period of Ramadan began March 1 for Muslims, while Lent starts March 5. Fasting, prayer—though both ...

Sunday, March 16, is the Second Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; Philippians 3:17-4:1 or Philippians 3:20-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36.

NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home ...

In Pakistan, the Christian minority observes Lent according to its own traditions. This year, its concurrence with Ramadan ...

We all need to repent for complicity in licensing Donald Trump to unleash an agenda of retribution and meanness throughout ...

Interfaith harmony has deepened in Tanzania’s commercial hub Dar es Salaam as this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan ...