The Catholic faith worldwide is observing the Lenten season, where many Catholics, though not all, practice self-denial by abandoning a favored practice for 40 days. A member of the Catholic clergy ...

With the new year well underway and Easter approaching, Christians tighten their belts and deliberate over what they will give up for Lent. Lent or Great Lent (or Great Fast) is a forty-day ...

Lent is the six and a half week period leading up to Easter Sunday. It is always referred to as the 40 days of Lent but the actual length is 46 days – however, 40 of these are fasting days and six are ...

To many, Shrove Tuesday is little more than a day on which to whip up – and tuck into – a big stack of pancakes. But while the focus on pancake creations is a modern phenomenon, Shrove Tuesday has for ...

Fasting during Lent has a much deeper meaning than simply giving up dessert or snacks, an evangelist told Fox News Digital. "When we fast, we're practicing an ancient discipline designed by God to ...

Valentine's Day is Wednesday, but for Christians will have another reason to celebrate as Ash Wednesday is also Feb. 14 in 2024. The religious holiday kicks off the Lenten season for Christians and ...

Lent is a yearly time of reflection, repentance and fasting before the celebration of Easter. Christians remember how their saviour Jesus Christ resisted temptation from the devil while crossing the ...

Millions of Christians are preparing to celebrate Lent - a time of year that many non-believers may associate with fasting or abstinence. But there is a lot more to the religious observance than ...

Millions of Christians have started to celebrate Lent - a time of year that many non-believers may associate with fasting or abstinence. But there is a lot more to the religious observance than giving ...

Lent began on Ash Wednesday, but do people still give things up for a few weeks, or has the season lost its significance? The Rt Rev John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, told BBC Radio York what ...