Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

Lent starts Wednesday, March 5, and runs through April 17, 2025. In the Christian church, Lent is a period of spiritual ...

It's also referred to as "Shrove Tuesday," coming from the practice of "shriving," which means purifying oneself through confession before lent, according to the Almanac. Easter marks the ...

Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change every year.

Lent will extend for 46 days, concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025. While considered the most attended non-Sunday service, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. The Lenten ...

I t's fairly common to hear people describing what they're "giving up for Lent" each year, but many of the details about Lent ...