While most of the world's Christians began their observance of Lent this year on Feb. 14, 2024, those whose denominations follow the Julian calendar will observe their first day of Lent on March 18, ...

The first full day of Lent for churches using the "old calendar" to calculate the date of Easter is Monday, March 18. In the Eastern Christian tradition, this day is known as "Clean Monday" — and it ...

February is here, and that means it’s almost time for Lent. Here’s everything you need to know about the Lenten season. Sherry Tyzinski and Mandy Neil receives ashes from Monsignor Gerald Ritchie ...

An excerpt on generosity and solidarity from “Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving our Neighbor.” Christians in the Coptic Orthodox Church prepare for Lent ...

While western Christianity is already halfway through the Lenten season, Eastern Orthodox Christians will begin the celebration of Great Lent at sunset Sunday. The Eastern Orthodox church usually ...

FLINT, MI — Lent is here, and for many Christians, that means abstaining from eating meat other than seafood, particularly on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and sometimes throughout the entire Lenten ...

As many as 18% of respondents intend to observe the Great Lenten Fast (13% in both 2019 and 2021), while 52% do not plan to fast this year MOSCOW, March 15. /TASS/. The majority of Russians surveyed ...

Lent is a period of penance in preparation for Easter, the resurrection of the Lord, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. In Western churches, it is a 40-day period of ...