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

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

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 ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

Students were able to attend mass and receive ashes on their forehead as their tradition. Ash Wednesday helps people practice prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as a way of opening their hearts to ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass on Ash Wednesday, one of the "most popular and important holy days" in the religion. It also marks the ...