Lent, one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, begins this week and marks a 40‑day period of reflection and repentance leading up to Easter. The season calls for Catholics to ...

An empty plate symbolizes the act of fasting and self-denial observed by many Christians during the Lenten season.(Photo Credit: Unsplash / Joachim Schnürle0 An ancient spiritual practice, fasting can ...

Lent and the 2026 Easter season will begin on Ash Wednesday, which comes on the heels of the cultural celebration of Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday), as Christians in the United States and ...

Christians around the world are in the midst of Lent: 40 days of fasting, prayer and reflection culminating in Easter Sunday. Those who observe aren’t only refraining from eating flesh meat on Fridays ...

What is fasting for? What biblical precedent do we have for the practices of fasting and abstinence? And how can preachers steer between the two extremes of self-punishment and loophole hunting?

In preparation for Easter, which is regarded as the most significant holiday on the Christian calendar, millions of Christians around the world observe Lent, 40 days of prayer, fasting, introspection, ...

Lent and the 2026 Easter season, which began with Ash Wednesday as part of triple holiday overlap in mid-February, are nearing an end for Christians in the United States and around the world. Good ...

If you notice people with ash‑marked crosses on their foreheads on Feb. 18, it’s because of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent on the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday falls the day after ...

Lent is a 40-day period of reflection, prayer, and repentance observed by Catholics leading up to Easter. The season begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Many people give up a luxury of ...