Lent 2025: why are Christians observing it and when does it end? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

The Catholic faithful can add a visit to a mall exhibit of images depicting the Agony, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance ... The following images capture Chicagoans participating in the meaningful ritual of receiving ...

14 images depicting events of Jesus' life on the day of his crucifixion that people can walk along and contemplate. Lent ...

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Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter, is a time for Christians to reflect on their sinfulness and make sacrifices of fasting and charity to atone in anticipation of celebrating Christ’s ...

Wednesday, March 5, marks the beginning of Lent, a season observed by Christians around the world. This time has traditionally been kept by Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, and some others.

Lent is a penitential season in the church year leading up to Good Friday and Easter. Ashes, usually placed on the forehead as a sign of penitence, come from burned palm fronds Christians will get ...

Ash Wednesday — which fell on March 5 this year — marked the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period where Christians prepare for Easter. It’s meant to symbolize the 40 days where Jesus Christ ...

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions. Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a ...