Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. The ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

Here's everything you need to know about Ash Wednesday and Lent and more on what these religious practices are all about.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a weekslong period for the faithful that comes ahead of one of the most joyous ...

The faithful are encouraged to pray, practice fasting, abstinence and almsgiving on Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of ...

Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent for those in the Christian faith. Find out what date Ash Wednesday falls on in 2025, Lent ...

A Catholic parish in Des Moines says winter weather will not cancel their plans to commemorate Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday this week. St. Theresa Catholic Church will have a Mardi Gras celebration ...

Lent is a Christian season of prayer that lasts 40 days, not including Sundays, beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and ...

In 2025, Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5. Unlike other dates on the calendar, like Christmas and Independence Day, the date ...

In 2025, Easter will be on April 20 this year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it is a “movable feast” that can happen ...