Lent is nearly upon us, so now is a great time to check in again on the do's and don'ts of the Christian fasting season! Lent is a period of time between Ash Wednesday and Easter where Christians ...

Lent is one of the most important traditions observed by tens of millions of Christians every year across the globe in preparation for Easter Sunday. Officially, the season of reflection begins on Ash ...

Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season kept by millions and millions of Christians around the world. This season has a bad reputation. Too many people think of Lent merely as a time for ...

Father Mike Schmitz is a Newman Center chaplain at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and podcast host of the popular The Bible in a Year and The Catechism in a Year. He is known for his practical and ...

Lent, when Christians fast or forego certain vices for more than six weeks before Easter, falls on February 22 this year. The Lenten period first emerged shortly after the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD ...

Lent, which began last week, is not well understood even by many of the Catholics who observe it. It’s a “penitential season” lasting 40 days — not counting Sundays — from Ash Wednesday to Holy ...

Lent is an important observance in the Christian faith. It's a 40-day period in which participants, which include Catholics, Lutherans, Protestants and other denominations, prepare for the arrival of ...

Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year, and begin Lent. Lent will run from March 5 to April 17 in 2025, ending the day before Good Friday. Easter will be celebrated on April 20 this year. In ...

Tsh Oxenreider is a writer, podcaster and author of the 2022 devotional “Bitter & Sweet: A Journey into Easter.” (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy ICON Media Group) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — How can ...

Lent is a period of time between Ash Wednesday and Easter where Christians focus on spiritual purification, meditation and penance. It lasts around 40 days, not including Sundays, drawing from the 40 ...