Lent 2026 is underway. Here's when it ends, plus key dates for Holy Week, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday this year.

By learning about the history of Lent, how long the period lasts, the 2025 and 2026 dates, and the traditional expectations of the observance, you may be better prepared spiritually or practically for ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 1, 2026.

Spring is right around the corner, which means many important religious dates are coming up. Here's what to know.

When Father Tom was alive, I used to tease him about Lent, which are the 40 days before Easter. When I was a kid in Milwaukee ...

Here's everything you need to know about the start of both Ash Wednesday and Lent, and more on how these traditions came to ...

Lent has long been a season of tradition and reflection, and most who observe it do not consume meat on Fridays. If preparing ...

From Citrus & Star Anise Cured Trout Gravlax Toast to No No Mules, top New Orleans chefs and bartenders are whipping up some ...

For 40 days, many Christians fast, pray, and examine their lives in preparation for Easter. But for Black Christians — whose faith traditions were shaped by enslavement, migration, resistance, and ...

"Since Jesus sacrificed his flesh for us on Good Friday, we refrain from eating flesh meat in his honor on Fridays," stated the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Flesh meat includes the meat ...

Lent begins Feb. 18. Here's what Catholics in Illinois need to know about fasting, abstaining from meat, and other practices ...