If you weren’t aware, today isn’t formally known as Pancake Day. I know, I know, it’s a day all about pancakes. However, it’s ...

The day is used as a traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. According to Historic UK, Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was traditionally a time of fasting and on ...

Ash Wednesday takes place March 5 this year. What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten calendar. The name is representative o ...

The traditional Christian feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday is celebrated as a chance to eat well before ...

Ash Wednesday ritual at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 6, 2019. P Photo/Jim Mone) William Johnston, ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, involves fasting and Mass.

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash Wednesday this week.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

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.

As the United States doubles down on its plan for mass deportations, Pope Francis in his message for Lent this year ...

No time to get to Ash Wednesday Mass? Alternatives are available at these train stations, churches and parochial schools in the area.

The Lenten season in the Philippines begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, marking the start of 47 days of spiritual ...