Only 10 days are left until the end of Lent, an annual 40-day Christian period leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter.

It is widely believed that Roman Catholics ... of Texas at El Paso Catholic Campus ministry, assists Bishop Mark J. Seitz in leading mass celebrating Ash Wednesday at UTEP on Wednesday, Feb ...

Advertisement Ash Wednesday is the start of the 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday. Roman Catholics and members ... and fasting among those of the Catholic faith. "As we solemnly ...

On March 5, marking the beginning of Lent, an Ash Wednesday Mass was celebrated at the White House for the staff of the presidential residence. A new signal sent to Catholics by U.S. President Donald ...

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The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious ...

The bridge between Ash Wednesday and Easter is the penitential season of Lent. However, Lent is “not on the radar” for most Americans, according to a new Lifeway Research study focusing on Catholics, ...

Students with Holy Trinity Catholic School and Pre-School also visited on Ash Wednesday to receive the rite. The season — observed by Roman Catholics, Lutherans and several other Christian ...

New York's Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning of Christianity's 40 days of prayer, fasting and giving ahead of ...