SAN ANTONIO – Wednesday is the first day of Lent, and many Christians will observe the day by going to Mass to be blessed with ashes. Lent is observed by Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, ...

People often think of Mardi Gras as a time of vibrant parties and huge celebrations, but they never really consider why these festivities happen. Mardi Gras, or Carnival, is a time for Christian ...

As March begins, the warmer weather of spring and celebration of Easter, this year on Sunday, April 20, are on the way. However, before Easter is 40 days of Lent, one of the liturgical seasons of ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving that Catholics and some other Christian denominations observe as a time of repentance and closeness to God in preparation for the day of Christ's ...

Today marks Ash Wednesday, the day when Catholics around the globe kick off a 46-day period of fasting leading up to Easter Sunday, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But what's the story ...