Christians begin Lent, a 40-day period of preparation leading up to Easter—a tradition dating back to the early centuries of ...

And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope ... Vatican's 2025 Holy Year celebrations. Canon law does have provisions for when a ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead.

Lent begins March 5, and different denominations of Christianity have varied traditions for the 40 days leading to observance of the resurrection.