Lent, a season of penance that includes prayer, fasting and almsgiving, begins with Ash Wednesday—a holy day of prayer and ...

I try, on the next day and the next, to imagine I still have ashes on me, that I am constantly being called to live up to the beliefs I claim to hold.

Here's what to know about Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday) and Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday, for 2026.

The brazen murder of two Harford deputies on Feb. 10, 2016 — the first such killings for the agency since 1899 — rocked the ...

Learn what Ash Wednesday means, why people get ashes on their foreheads, and how the tradition marks the start of Lent.

Easter Sunday will be celebrated in the first week of April in 2026. The date for Easter changes annually because it is based on the lunar calendar. Lent, a 40-day period of preparation for Easter, ...

Ash Wednesday is observed by a variety of Christians around the world. The first day of the Lent season, a forty-day period of self-examination and penance before Easter is observed by Lutherans, ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting that begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5 ...

Ash Wednesday kicks 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 tends to be ...

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 they ...

Though it is still the middle of winter in New England, with February getting closer, it is only a little over a month from Ash Wednesday, signifying that the Christian Easter season is not that far ...

Erielle Sudario is a Collider News and Feature Author from Australia and has worked in the journalism industry since 2018. She has a passion for entertainment and pop culture news and has interviewed ...