In his message for Lent 2026, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to “disarm” their language by fasting from words that wound. The Lenten season begins Feb. 18 ...

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is for the uninitiated an energetic spectacle of joy, beauty and just-let-it-go. But for revelers ...

Fat Tuesday is always 47 days before Easter. In 2026, Mardi Gras will take place on Tuesday, February 17, with Lent beginning on Wednesday, February 18. Here are the Fat Tuesday dates for the next ...

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San Antonio culture is often aligned with the Catholic faith, and that's evident during Lent, the 40-day penitential period before Easter.

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 is traditionally observed as a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians before Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday, in ...

Lent, the annual season to prepare for the celebration of Easter, begins on Feb. 18, or Ash Wednesday. The period of Lent is when many Christians of various denominations may fast, pray or give up ...

Though not a church rite, Black Masking Indian processions follow a ritual calendar that mirrors Catholic sacred time. Mardi Gras Day itself precedes Ash Wednesday, the threshold between feasting and ...

The Krewe de Joi at the Fare Thee Well Foundation cordially invites the community to the 14th Annual Mardi Gras Ball. Come ...

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