Explore Lent's global significance, from its roots after the Council of Nicaea to Christian traditions of self-reflection and repentance leading into Easter.

Feb. 14 marks the start of Lent, a 40-day religious celebration observed by many Christian denominations, including Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox traditions. Every year, the celebration begins ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 and ends Thursday, April 17, 2025 . According to britannica.com , the early Christian church observed Lent over a six-week period or 36 days with fasting ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

Feb. 14 marks the start of Lent, a 40-day religious celebration observed by many Christian denominations, including Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox traditions. Every year, the celebration begins ...

For many Catholics and Christians, Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent and the Easter season next week. Here's what Ash Wednesday is, why Lent is 40 days.

As March begins, the warmer weather of spring and celebration of Easter, this year on Sunday, April 20, are on the way. However, before Easter is 40 days of Lent, one of the liturgical seasons of ...

Lent always starts on Ash Wednesday, a day of reflection and repentance that falls on March 5 this year. The season lasts for 40 days, ending during Holy Week, the final week before Easter.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Prominent Christian leaders, denominations and organizations are beginning the religious season of Lent by condemning actions taken by President Donald Trump, urging fellow ...

Lent was inserted into the yearly Christian liturgy, following Easter, he added. Pope Gregory I, who died in 604, regularized the time and character of the Lenten period.

Lent and Life Pray for the 'brave' Christians of Ukraine during Lent, says religious freedom advocate Ukraine's Christians, said Steven Moore, make sacrifices every day to live out their faith ...