A "massive" volcano has just erupted on Monday afternoon. A huge volcano in Guatemala has erupted on Monday afternoon, ...

Kathara Deftera,” Greek for Clean Monday, commences the 40-day period of Great Lent, known as "Sarakosti" for the Greek Orthodox Church.

Every year, millions of Christians gather to participate in a deeply symbolic act that marks the start of Lent-Ash Wednesday.

Clean Monday—the beginning of Lent among Orthodox Christians—is the day Greeks fly kites, symbolic of the Resurrection.

In California, Nevada City and Yountville in the Napa Valley host Mardi Gras celebrations on Saturday, March 1. San Diego ...

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.

Standing at 12,300 feet, Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego is among the most active in Central America and last erupted in June 2023.

Folks at Easton Baking Co. in Easton work all day and into the night preparing for the annual Fastnaucht Day celebration.

Catholics and some protestants, including Anglicans and Lutherans, also hold Ash Wednesday services. Eastern Orthodox churches do not follow this schedule because they begin Lent on a Monday ...