Spencer Lefebvre, a 10-year-old altar boy at St. Thomas Parish in Huntington, Mass., is eager to explain what he has in mind for Lent: “I'm going to say a rosary every Sunday night. And I'm going to ...

Lent is one of the most important traditions observed by tens of millions of Christians every year across the globe in preparation for Easter Sunday. Officially, the season of reflection begins on Ash ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face. In ...

Lent is defined by Britannica as a "period of penitential preparation." It is generally a time of prayer, fasting, and charitable giving which lasts 40 days to reflect the story of Jesus Christ's 40 ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival ...

For centuries during Lent, Christians have sought to grow closer to God through praying, fasting and giving to the poor. Now they can also mark the 40-day period of penitence that precedes Easter by ...