Here's what you need to know about Easter 2025. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year.

Ash Wednesday, a holiday in which those practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, will take place ...

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

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 ...

Every year in February and March, you'll see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads. There's a simple reason for it – it's Ash Wednesday, an important season for Christians. Ash ...

Standing among hundreds of people who had gathered Wednesday, Christian Hess, the coordinator for Indiana’s 50501 protest march, felt pride that so many Hoosiers answered the call to protest ...

"And the idea that they don’t get the help they need … is just disheartening.” Standing among hundreds of people who had gathered Wednesday, Christian Hess, the coordinator for Indiana’s 50501 protest ...

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 ...

Easter is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year, with a season of religious observances ... long celebration actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst ...

Championship game coverage will appear in Wednesday's print edition with a robust supply of copies available at normal retail locations. Additional options for ordering commemorative newspapers ...

Ash Trevino, a TikTok content creator known for her relationships with incarcerated individuals, has sparked a new wave of attention on X (formerly Twitter) since January 26. The Texas-based ...