As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations. Timed weeks in advance of Easter Sunday, or the day of Jesus' resurrection ...

One by one, a cross was etched with dark ashes across each student’s forehead. “This is why we run a Catholic school, to do stuff like this and live the liturgical life amongst the students,” The Rev.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, held in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. Lent is 40 days long to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and ...

Lent is a significant period in the Catholic faith marked by fasting, abstinence, and spiritual reflection. One of the primary dietary restrictions Catholics observe during this time is abstaining ...

Those ashes symbolize both death and repentance, according to the Catholic Church. This is a sober holiday, so people who observe Ash Wednesday usually avoid drinking alcohol, eating gourmet or ...

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