Find out when Lent, Ash Wednesday, and other Holy Week dates are, why Easter's date changes, and if schools are off for spring break.

Arthur Hardy, who retires this week after producing the popular Mardi Gras Guide for a half century, has earned the right to ...

A Catholic nonprofit and several clergy said immigration authorities had unlawfully blocked its members for months from providing pastoral care at an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill.

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which falls on Feb. 18 this year. Easter Sunday will be observed on Sunday, April 5. The date ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent 2026. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we ...

Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday in English, is Feb. 17. It marks the last day of Carnival before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Ash ...

Easter is fast approaching, and the season begins with Ash Wednesday and Lent for Christians. Here's when.

Lent begins two weeks earlier than last year, meaning the season’s milestones arrive a bit sooner this year. Here are the key ...

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 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 ...