It should be noted that the color rose makes a brief appearance during this season — on Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, a hopeful reprieve to look ahead to Easter amid the austerity.

For those staying strong in their Lent fasting, you're nearing the halfway mark! Millions of Christians around the world are ...

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.

During Lent, certain Christians (particularly Catholics ... masked balls and community-led celebrations seen today. Why are the colors of Mardi Gras purple, green and gold? Mardi Gras has been ...

However, before Easter is 40 days of Lent, one of the liturgical seasons of Western Christianity meant to prepare Christians for Easter celebrations. As Easter is determined by the lunar cycles of ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on March 5 in 2025. The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar cycles that determine the date of Easter. Christians around ...

Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves; FāVS News ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter.