The timing of Lent varies from year to year and is tied to the spring equinox. Here are 2025's key dates, including Easter.

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

Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

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

The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious ...

Two leaders in the faith sphere shared with Fox News Digital their thoughts about prayer to God and preparation ahead of the ...

Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, and during this time, many people give up something that they love, such as their ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

Here are five traditional hymns commonly sung at church services during the season of Lent, including their historical ...

Noticing people with smudges on their foreheads today? It is Ash Wednesday, kicking off the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, sacrifice and fish Fridays ...

A cluster of new and forthcoming titles, including devotionals and other works by popular Christian pastors, theologians, and ...

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, signifying the beginning of the six weeks of penitence that take place before Easter. Lent is a religious observance within Christianity that ...