This year's Lent is drawing to a close, with just over a week left. See the remaining days and why Christians observe the ...

To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a ...

My friend’s church has initiated a novel Lenten practice, which is to write a letter every day in Lent and mail it: 40 ...

As the midday sun filtered through the colorful stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, including the crucifixion and resurrection, sounds of the organ filled the wooden sanctuary with ...

Holy Week, the last of Lent, began on Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday this weekend. See the final days and what they represent.

While Lent is a period of joyful anticipation of the Resurrection, it has also been described as a “detoxification period” ...

Only 10 days are left until the end of Lent, an annual 40-day Christian period leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Easter's date changes annually because it is based on the lunar calendar. It occurs on the first Sunday after the Paschal ...

That means 40 days without chocolate ... more volunteer hours in the community, more prayer, journaling or self-reflection. Lent books by Black authors With so much to consider, it can be helpful ...

During this period, Christians often practise fasting, prayer, penance and self-denial to grow closer to God and reflect on the significance of Jesus’s sacrifice. The 40 days of Lent are ...

Many of the Christian faith observe Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends the day before Good Friday. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent and lasts ...