As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations. Timed weeks in advance of Easter Sunday, or the day of Jesus' resurrection ...

“Since confession and penance have become individualized, the whole Church now embraces Lent as a time of penance so that everybody is marked with ashes as a sign of their repentance and the ...

Lent begins March 5, and different denominations of Christianity have varied traditions for the 40 days leading to observance of the resurrection.

Lent is a 40-day period preceding Easter Sunday where people from all denominations of Christianity practice self-sacrifice and discipline.

These times are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs ... Church universally requires us to fast, give alms and do penance during Lent.

In addition, by fasting from the temptation to hurry and recklessly rush about, we embrace the Lenten call to grow by living ...

Lent is a penitential season in the church year leading up to Good Friday and Easter. Ashes, usually placed on the forehead as a sign of penitence, come from burned palm fronds Christians will get ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten season in the church. On Ash Wednesday, those black smudges you see on some people's foreheads are the sign of the cross from ashes administered by ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for double pneumonia ...

According to Britannica.com, "Ash Wednesday is a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God and marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season. It is ...