Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most ...

So now when Fat Tuesday rolls around, I’m faced with a dilemma, my childhood memories haunting me: a little devil perched on ...

Holy Week, the last of Lent, began on Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday this weekend. See the final days and what they represent.

Easter is less than a week away, but Good Friday is even sooner. Though most Americans know about the ins and outs of Easter, ...

This year's Lent is drawing to a close, with just over a week left. See the remaining days and why Christians observe the ...

I'm hoping that a softer approach to these 40 days will help prepare me for the more difficult ones I know are coming.

Only Orthodox believers fast more than Catholics: 85 percent said they gave up food or drink in Lent, compared to 57 per cent of Anglicans. Less than 30 per cent of Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists ...

Hellebores, also called Lenten roses, are one of the earliest perennial plants to flower in early spring. They will bloom for ...

For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

Observed by Catholics for centuries, Lent marks the 40 days leading up to Easter, often involving prayer, fasting and ...

If we had but one ounce of Job's discipline, we'd spend a lot less time angry at the world for our minor inconveniences, and ...