ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and calling the parish priest in ...

For non-Christians and some types of Christians, the coming season can be confusing. What is Lent? Do I have to give up chocolate, or drinking? Why do people have ashes on their foreheads? For 40 days ...

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 the ...

The Lenten season is upon Catholics. To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer service in ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and calling the parish priest in ...

As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations.

Christians will celebrate Ash Wednesday is tomorrow, also marking the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season. Christians have observed Lent all across the globe for more than 1,000 years. The first ...

Easter 2024 will be celebrated on Sunday, March 31, for most Christians, predominantly Catholics and Protestants. However, for Orthodox Christians, it falls on Sunday, May 5, according to Greek City ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and calling the parish priest in ...