The date of Fat Tuesday fluctuates from year to year, depending on when Easter Sunday occurs, which also changes annually.

Fr. Robert P. Reyes, popularly known as the “Running Priest,” blesses the traditional burning of palm branches to be used in creating ashes for the imposition of ashes on Catholics’ foreheads on ...

Lent will soon start with Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe ...

Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday will start Lent 2026 season next week. Here's when, what dates to know for Mardi Gras, Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter ...

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 ...

Lent is a 40-day season that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends at sunset on Holy Thursday the week before Easter, although ...

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

Pączki are rich donuts enjoyed by Polish communities right before the Lenten season. Bakeries across the United States urge ...

When is Easter Sunday 2026? Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday will kickoff Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent next week. See Good ...

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

Louisiana SNAP recipients may find themselves involuntarily giving up soda and candy for Lent this year, as new restrictions on what the food assistance can be used to purchase take effect on Ash ...

“This conduct is not something that the court condones,” Judge Dulce J. Foster said during a hearing in a Minneapolis federal court. By Chelsia Rose Marcius and Lauren McCarthy In a Minneapolis ...