Ashes in the form of a cross could be seen across the foreheads of many Catholics and Christians on March 5, marking the ...

March 5th is Ash Wednesday which marks the start of Lent for Catholics worldwide.Lent is a 40-day period that is observed by ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the 40-day season of Lent in the church calendar and Connection Christian Church marked the ...

When we show our children how the Lenten pillars work together, we help them have a fruitful season where they have a chance ...

Lent may be on the calendar, but it’s not something most Americans are observing. A traditional 40-day window of fasting before Easter, Lent is celebrated by around a quarter of U.S. adults, according ...

The experienced Milwaukee Birders will be at at Lakeshore State Park early Sunday morning for a stroll to take a peek at the ...

Lent, which begins Wednesday with the Ash Wednesday observance, is a season on the church calendar that generally involves ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we know on dates, meanings and more.

Easter dinner was second in importance only to the Christmas dinner, and seasonal Spring meats such as lamb, veal or kid were customary. Prosperous farmers distributed meat amongst their poorer ...

After all, Lent is a purposeful 40-day period of sacrifice and spiritual discipline leading up to Easter Sunday's ...

Palmerton resident and contributing writer Lynn Shupp brings us a firsthand look from Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, which ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for many Christian denominations. Here's the meaning behind one of the holiest observances in the faith.