When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which is the most ...

St. Augustine 29. "Lent comes providentially to awaken us, to shake us from our lethargy." — Pope Francis 30. "Fasting from any nourishment, activity, involvement or pursuit—for any season ...

Lent is well underway, and millions of Christians around the world are observing. The weeks-long spring tradition is practiced in honor of Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. What are ...

Easter is just days away, marking an end to the Lenten season — often observed by the religious as giving up something for ...

For those staying strong in their Lent fasting, you're nearing the halfway mark! Millions of Christians around the world are observing the weeks-long spring tradition, which is practiced in honor ...

Lent is a season of preparation for Easter Sunday, with participants often giving up certain things. The time alludes to ...

Ash Wednesday Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and leads up to Easter on April 20. A cardinal has been designated to take Francis' place at Vatican celebrations. On Ash Wednesday, observant ...

Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter, the most important festival in the Christian calendar. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is ...