In preparation for Easter, many Christians including Catholics have been observing Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday, March ...

Lent, which begins Wednesday with the Ash Wednesday observance, is a season on the church calendar that generally involves ...

Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year ...

It is observed by Catholics, Protestants, Lutherans and other denominations. Lent is a 40-day observance period which is a time of repentance, fasting, prayer and penance. Lent ends with the Holy ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate ...