Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday take place this week, marking the start of Lent. Here are the dates for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

A food that many have come to know and love and consume once a year enjoys its time in the spotlight today. The paczek, ...

I t's fairly common to hear people describing what they're "giving up for Lent" each year, but many of the details about Lent ...

The day earned its name from the Christian tradition of seeking absolution before the start of Lent. Pancakes became ...

Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash Wednesday this week.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

The faithful are encouraged to pray, practice fasting, abstinence and almsgiving on Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized for more than two weeks with pneumonia in both lungs, suffered two acute respiratory failures, requiring intervention, the Vatican says.

Chairman of the Worcester Passion Play charity, James Hyslop, told the Worcester News he still has all of the props ready to be used should the play return in the future- including the three ...