Moving closer to Jesus is one of the goals of Lent. In the Gospel of John, chapter 20, verse 32, Jesus said: “I will draw everyone to myself.” This is a promise we can count on. His strength will ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

This year of 2024, the Fifth Sunday of Lent coincides with St. Patrick's Day, the feast of the patron saint of Ireland. And while many people are taking the opportunity to revel in all things ...

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday ...

Here's what to know about Easter 2025 and when Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent happen this year. This year, Easter Sunday is observed on Sunday, April 20. Easter is the holiest day in the ...

Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on the cross, per BBC.