Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

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.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls 6½ weeks before Easter each year. Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast ...

Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of Lent. Here's when Lent begins ...

New data from CARA suggests that Mass attendance levels have quietly returned to 2019 levels nearly six years later.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat Tuesday celebration.

Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic Churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels – although just under one ...

Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels -- although just under one ...

Fasting is the act of doing with less. In the Catholic Church, those ages 18 - 59 must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (Canon 97). On such days, those fasting may eat one full meal ...

Peacefully in his sleep, after a short illness, on Monday 3rd February 2025 at the Royal Stoke Hospital. David, aged 88 years ...