With Mardi Gras out of the way, Catholics and some other Christian denominations have turned their attention toward the Lenten season, which leads straight into Easter. Ash Wednesday is the start of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When is Ash Wednesday in 2026? What to know about the start of Lent The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year and will mark the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. Lent is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The day after Mardi Gras is Ash Wednesday, the official beginning of Lent. A time of fasting and giving, following the festivities associated with Fat Tuesday. WAFB spoke ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

Christians around the world mark Ash Wednesday as the solemn beginning of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and reflection leading to Good Friday and Easter. We tested EveryPlate’s $7 meal kits ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Christian season of Lent is officially upon us and some 175 students at the Academy of St. Dorothy kicked off the 40 days of solemnity and sacrifice with Ash Wednesday ...

SIMONS ISLAND, Ga., Feb. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This Lent, SeaPak is flipping the script on the way families view the season, changing perspective from a time of culinary deprivation to one of ...