Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

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.

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass on Ash Wednesday, one of the "most popular and important holy days" in the religion. It also marks the ...

In 2024, Lent and Easter came early. The start of the 2024 Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, actually fell on Valentine's Day Feb. 14, which is considerably early for the Christian religious holy day.

Key days leading up to Easter include Fat Tuesday on March 4, Ash Wednesday on March 5, Palm Sunday on April 13, and Good Friday on April 18.

The way we calculate the date was set by the Church long ago at the Council of Nicaea in AD 325 to keep it in line with the Jewish Passover and the Bible's timeline of Jesus' resurrection. On Ash ...

On closer examination though, it becomes apparent that these verses still do not prove this teaching. Verse 16 states a fundamental Christian doctrine. Scripture is "inspired by God" and ...

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...