The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday ...

It's almost time to break out your King Cake and Mardi Gras beads — Fat Tuesday is just around the corner. Though many don't ...

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

New this year, on Ash Wednesday, March 5, families with young children are invited to an interactive worship experience at ...

Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, often involving something significant in your daily life ...

Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of Lent. Here's when Lent begins ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods ...

This means that Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and when lent starts ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat Tuesday celebration.