About 10 years ago when Heidi Flanagan of West St. Paul, Minnesota, didn’t feel she had enough time after the Christmas season to gear up for Lent, she brought her frustration—and her dislike of the ...

Some of us may still be full from gorging on pancakes for Shrove Tuesday yesterday, more widely known as Pancake Day. But today marks Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a Christian period of ...

As Catholics celebrate Lent and the tradition of sacrifice that comes in the season, a recurring debate once again surfaces. Do Sundays count? For Catholics, the weeks before Easter include penance, ...

The Christian season of Lent is well underway, after beginning last month. Christians worldwide should have become comfortable with the sacrifices they have chosen to observe during this period. Lent ...

Learn why Christians celebrate Easter, what Resurrection Sunday means and how Holy Week and Lent lead to April 5.

Nyeri Archbishop Anthony Muheria applies ash to Standard Group's employee Timothy Bundi at the St Consolata Cathedral in Nyeri, on Ash Wednesday. Photo taken on February 14, 2016. Catholics and other ...