The period of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts six weeks. Lent stretches from Feb. 14 to Easter Sunday on March 31 this year. Throughout this time, many Catholics abstain from eating meat on ...

Everywhere we go, my children and I, strangers speak to us about death. The grandparent in the frozen aisle, the couple at the diner, the dogwalker we shimmy past on the sidewalk with the double ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter (April 20 this year). The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting ...

We're officially in the season of fried cod, with the Lenten season running from Ash Wednesday, March 5, through Holy Thursday, April 17. Several Indianapolis-area churches, as well as a few ...

The Christian season of Lent is supposed to be a time of penance, abstinence and almsgiving. While many Catholics and those of other faiths adhere to that, for the greater local community, the seven ...

For many Christians worldwide, the weeks leading up to Easter are a time of fasting, solemn contemplation and abstaining from certain luxuries and foods. Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day marking the start of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025. Lent will extend for 46 days, concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025. While considered the most attended ...

KEARNEY — With Ash Wednesday on the calendar tomorrow, the Lenten fish fries aren’t far behind. For the 29th year, the Knights of Columbus fish fries will be up and running 5-7 p.m. Friday evenings ...

For Roman Catholics and a number of other Christian denominations, it's the time of year to brainstorm what they're giving up for the next 40 days or so, whether that be chocolate, profanity, alcohol ...

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. The practice reminds Christians of human mortality and the ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Ashes represent death and repentance, reminding Christians of human mortality.