Lent and the 2026 Easter season, which began with Ash Wednesday as part of triple holiday overlap in mid-February, are nearing an end for Christians in the United States and around the world. Good ...

Lent is a 40-day period of reflection, prayer, and repentance observed by Catholics leading up to Easter. The season begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Many people give up a luxury of ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

The ancient practice of fasting from food during Lent can free us from complacency and lead us to "hunger" for God, Pope Leo XIV said in his 2026 Lenten message. Ahead of Ash Wednesday, which marks ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

Lent, one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, begins this week and marks a 40‑day period of reflection and repentance leading up to Easter. The season calls for Catholics to ...