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 ...

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 ...