When is Lent 2025? This year, Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5 and ends on Thursday, April 17. It lasts six weeks before Easter. Lent is the religious period of fasting and repentance for Christians.

The church acknowledges three creeds: the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene-Constantinople Creed and the Athanasian Creed.

What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lent season, and is 6.5 weeks before Easter Sunday. According to Catholic tradition, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and prayer.

During Lent and Easter, the Jewish roots of the Sacraments of Initiation—Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation—come especially visible to me.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is happy that his son Christopher is prioritizing his health. This year, the Terminator star's youngest son with Maria Shriver revealed that he had lost over 30 pounds, after ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

Forgiveness Sunday” was celebrated in March at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, the last Sunday before Lent. Traditionally, ...

Rev. Jamal Bryant calls out the National Baptist Convention for accepting a $300,000 Target donation amid DEI boycotts.

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The Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA), representing all licenced commercial banks in the country, today issued a statement ...