Lent 2025: why are Christians observing it and when does it end? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

Millions around the world continue to observe the 40-day period of Lent. Here's why some don't eat chicken on Fridays.

Lent is nearly halfway over, and millions are eagerly awaiting Easter Sunday. Here are the meanings behind the days and why ...

We sell our faith short, and so we sell our Lent short. At least I do. I have spent most of my life thinking of the faith as ...

Every year, when Lent arrives, my heart fills with vivid memories of Guatemala. Now that I live in Minnesota, I appreciate ...

Six saints and blesseds have offered these profound reflections on how to live this time of Lent authentically through ...

In these first two weeks of Lent, we've begun a new stage of our Holy Year pilgrimage. We've seen human frailty and the glory ...

Lent, a solemn season in the Christian liturgical calendar, is often perceived as a time for individual repentance and prayer ...

Lent is a 40-day period in which as Christians we promise ourselves that since Jesus gave up his life for us, we will give up ...

To be, or not to be, that is the question.” William Shakespeare’s Hamlet articulates the struggles of life in Act 3, Scene 1.

According to Christian teachings, Jesus was crucified, died and was buried, and on the third day — Easter Sunday — he rose from the dead. Those observing Lent typically refrain from eating ...

Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and marks the day Jesus was crucified and died. This year, it is observed on April 18, 2025. Why do people eat fish on Fridays during Lent?